Meetings with artists, lectures and discussions at the PinchukArtCentre Kyiv| Art center for contemporary painting and 21st century art in Kyiv - schedule of meetings with artists, lectures and discussions on various topics

Artist talk with Anton Shebetko
May 21
18:30
On Wednesday, 21 May at 18:30, we invite you to the Artist talk with the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 nominee Anton Shebetko.
During the talk, Oleksandra Pogrebnyak will speak with Anton Shebetko about his previous art projects, as well as the ideas and research underpinning them. The conversation will also offer insights into the meanings behind Dear Sons and Daughters of Ukraine, the work currently on display at the exhibition.
The event will take place on the 3rd floor, in Anton Shebetko’s exhibition space.Participation is free by prior registration: https://forms.gle/NYXkazwNSg39SitPA
In the project Dear Sons and Daughters of Ukraine, Anton Shebetko explores the mechanisms behind constructing images of national heroes and the manipulation of their biographies. Viewing memorialisation through a queer lens, he reinterprets historical symbols and offers alternative perspectives on inherited narratives.
Anton Shebetko is an artist nominated for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025. His practice focuses on LGBTQIA+ issues, memory, the loss of identity, the multiplicity of history, and the role photography plays in uncovering these stories. His works have been exhibited at FOAM and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, nGbK am Alex in Berlin, Catalyst Arts in Belfast, and Mystetskyi Arsenal in Kyiv.
Moderator: Oleksandra Pogrebnyak, curator of the exhibition of shortlisted artists for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 and curator at the PinchukArtCentre. Her recent projects include the Future Generation Art Prize 2024 exhibition and the international group exhibition Dare to Dream, presented as part of the official collateral programme of the 60th Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia). Oleksandra is the co-author of Curatorial Handbook (2020), a publication on curatorial practices in Ukraine, and co-founder of the NGO Ukrainian Network of Environmental Humanities.
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Lecture by Oleksii Karachynskyi: “External and Internal Conflicts. The Impact of War on the Human Psyche”
May 30
18:30
On Friday, 30 May at 18:30, we invite you to a lecture by Oleksii Karachynskyi, titled “External and Internal Conflicts. The Impact of War on the Human Psyche,” held as part of the public programme for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025 nominees' exhibition.
The event will take place on the 5th floor of the PinchukArtCentre, within the space featuring the work of Kateryna Aliinyk (accessed via the 4th floor).Admission is free with prior registration: https://forms.gle/tP44qbBWDfLXdm9h6
The exhibition showcases works by emerging Ukrainian artists who, through their artistic practices, reflect on the experiences of Ukrainian society during wartime.Their work explores contrasts between comfort and discomfort, anxiety and calm, adaptation to new realities, and the continuous balancing between shifting emotional states.
During Oleksii Karachynskyi’s lecture, we will try to understand these processes from a psychological perspective.● We will examine the psychological challenges people face throughout life.● Discuss external and internal conflicts and their causes.● Consider the psychological impact of war on the human mind.
Oleksii Karachynskyi is a psychotherapist, military psychologist, PhD, and war veteran.
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