Modernism in Ukraine. Local Contexts, Intercultural Encounters, Transnational Exchanges. Conference

Oct 04, 24

International Two-Day Conference
The Courtauld Institute of Art
4–5 October 2024


Presentation by Lada Nakonechna
Directions of Modernist Pedagogy: The 1920s at the Kyiv Art Institut
on Friday 4 October

15.40 – 17.30: Panel II – Modernisms in Ukraine: Continuities, Ruptures, Legacies Chaired by Dr Klara Kemp-Welch, The Courtauld

Lada Nakonechna, documenta Institute and University of Kassel, ‘Directions of Modernist Pedagogy: The 1920s at the Kyiv Art Institut’.
Polina Baitsym, Central European University, Budapest/Vienna, ‘Suspensions in Island Time: ARWM and the Nenets’ Encounters on the Arctic Circle’.
Dr Svitlana Biedarieva, Independent Art Historian, Artist and Curator, ‘Tracing Avant-Garde Legacies in Contemporary Ukrainian Painting: Oleksandr Roytburd, Vlada Ralko, and Tiberiy Szilvashi’ (online).

More info and full program here Day 1video Day 2video