August 13, 2024 was marked with the presentation of the Polish and Ukrainian artists posters group show and the book “WARTIME POSTERS” 2022-2023 together with a panel discussion dedicated to the defending freedom and democracy through art at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York.

 

It is being implemented as part of the program of image policy of Ukraine under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

 

This unique book was created with the support of the Restoration of cultural and artistic activities grant program of the Ukrainian cultural foundation.

It was published with the circulation of 1000 copies in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv during blackouts due to a destroyed energy system by russian constant missile attacks. The limited edition of the book was delivered directly from Ukraine to the US specially for the presentation in New York City.

 

All posters in this publication both reflect and record events, war crimes, and false russian propaganda against Ukraine. The artworks were presented as part of a long-term art project at 19 open-air exhibitions in the frontline city of Zaporizhzhia during 2022-2023.

 

The First group show of the Polish and Ukrainian artists who work with the Wartime Posters in both countries’ presented graphic artworks of 10 Polish and 19 Ukrainian contemporary artists whose artworks are included into the Book.

 

Previously, in February 2024, this show was presented in Warsaw at the “Okno na Kulturę” gallery supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland and Centrum Mieroszewskiego and curated by Bartłomiej Kiełbowicz (Warsaw, Poland) and Gennadiy Kozub (Kyiv, Ukraine). 

 

The panel discussion was held by Katya Soldak - the New-York-based journalist and the editorial director of Forbes Media's international editions.

 

Olena Speranska, who authored the book “Wartime Posters” 2022-2023, is an art manager, who has been organizing projects of the international symposium of contemporary art BIRUCHIY for 15 years including implementation of 18 international art residencies & more than 50 multimedia exhibitions of contemporary art in Ukraine and other countries as Italy, Canada, Poland, Montenegro, Germany, USA and the United Kingdom. She had shared here insights of the book creation, difficulties the team faced working on art project during wartime and importance of art resistance in a dialogue with Gennadiy Kozub – a curator of the project “Wartime Posters”. Gennadiy has organized and implemented together with the Department of Tourism and Culture of Zaporizhzhia city Council 24 posters exhibitions in frontline Zaporizhzhia during last 2 and a half years, he is a Founder of the international symposium of contemporary art BIRUCHIY and a President of the NGO “Contemporary Art Researchers Union” with 18 years of experience in Arts and being one of the key figures of the Ukrainian contemporary art scene.  

 

The questions will raise during discussion will be focused on the collaboration between Ukrainian and Polish artists, mutual resistance, difficulties and influence of Art in times of War.

 

The online panelists will participate from Ukraine and France.

 

Nikita Kravtsov (Yalta, Ukraine/Paris, France) is an artist, author of murals and multimedia art projects, is the illustrator of the book “Criminal Code of  Ukraine with illustrations by Nikita Kravtsov”, 2016. 

 

Oleg Gryshchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine) is an artist, illustrator, curator, lecturer at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv, Ukraine. Is a co-founder of the “Pictoric” community of illustrators in Ukraine and charity art project SupportUkrainePic.

 

The graphic artworks of Nikita and Oleg are included in the book “Wartime Posters” 2022-2023 we are going to talk about today.

 

The publication includes artworks by the following authors: Mykola Honcharov, Zakentiy Horobyov, Oleksandr Grekhov, Oleg Gryshchenko, Artem Gusev, Dmytro Dziuba, Andriy Yermolenko, Katya Lisova, Anton Logov, Maksym Palenko, Dasha Podoltseva, Oleksiy Revika, Oleksiy Sai, Dmytro Simonov, Mykhailo Skop, Nikita Titov, Mykyta Shylimov, Albina Yaloza and the group art project «Les arts contre la guerre» which was realized in France.

 

 

POLAND: Aleksander Małachowski (Hashtagalek), Andrzej Rysuje (Andrzej Milewski), Bartłomiej Kiełbowicz, Hanna Kmieć, Jakub Jezierski, Marta Frej, Matylda Damięcka, Max Skorwider, Patryk Sroczyński, Paweł Jońca

 

UKRAINE: Mykola Honcharov, Zakentiy Horobyov, Oleksandr Grekhov, Oleg Gryshchenko, Artem Gusev, Dmytro Dziuba, Andriy Yermolenko, Nikita Kravtsov, Katya Lisova, Anton Logov, Maksym Palenko, Dasha Podoltseva, Oleksiy Revika, Oleksiy Sai, Dmytro Simonov, Mykhailo Skop, Nikita Titov, Mykyta Shylimov, Albina Yaloza

 

Book presentation and Polish & Ukrainian artists group show taks place thanks to the initiative of Nataliia Musiienko, Consul of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York as part of the program of image policy of Ukraine under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and thanks to the collaboration and support of Mateusz Sakowicz Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York.

 

Partners: POLONEZ-America, HUCUS, Mish Mash and the Brave selections / ARTWINE.