The existence of Ukrainian Identity and Culture beyond the country's borders we call Exterritoriality. Within the theme of Exterritoriality we started conducting conversations with individuals of Ukrainian descent residing in various corners of the world.
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During our recent trip to New York City, we visited the Brooklyn Museum, The MET, and MoMA. In these museums, we explored the work of Ukrainian artists who faced a complex history, often being mistaken as russian due to the appropriation of Ukrainian culture. This experience inspired us to create the “Ukrainian Art. New York” guide.
This guide showcases the art of Ukrainian artists, including Malevich, Archipenko, Exter, Delaunay-Terk, Ripyn, Orlova, Hayk and Baranoff-Rossine.
It’s a tribute to their contributions and their impact on the art world and Ukrainian heritage.
When we visited New York, we were delighted to have the opportunity to meet with Virlana Tkacz. She is a theatre director of Ukrainian heritage who translates, crafts and presents Ukrainian narratives on the stage in New York City.
She directs several plays at La MaMa Theater, including "Light from the East" (about Les Kurbas and his actors), "Yara's Forest Song" (adapted from Lesia Ukrainka's "Forest Song"), "Swan" (inspired by Oleh Lysheha's poetry), "Dark Night, Bright Stars" (depicting the meeting of Taras Shevchenko and African-American tragedian Ira Aldridge), and many more.