“Concentration of the Will” Opening on 1 June 2023 at 6 pm at the M17 CAC

On 1 June 2023, at 6 pm, the M17 Contemporary Art Center opens the second part of the large-scale exhibition project “Concentration of the Will” as part of the 15th platform of cultural initiatives “New Aspirations”. The exhibition at M17 will unite artworks that reveal the consequences of the full-scale russian invasion from different viewpoints. The exposition includes video art, photography, an installation of military equipment fragments, objects, graphics, painting, and sculpture.

In order to find the most suitable artworks for the project concept, the curators launched an international open call and invited authors of influential works that became popular over the course of the full-scale war. As a result, the artworks of more than 70 artists will be exhibited in the venues of three organising institutions: Modern Art Research Institute, M17, and the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Each of the three locations will have the unique list of participants and exhibition of artworks.

Organized by the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine,Modern Art Research Institute and M17 Contemporary Art Center. The Art Support Fund provided essential support for the opening of the second stage of the Concentration of the Will project at the M17 CAC.

Curators: Andriy Sydorenko, Iryna Yatsyk

Project management from the institutions: Andriy Puchkov (NAAU), Igor Abramovych (MARI), Natalia Shpytkovska (M17 CAC).

Partners: Art Support Fund, ArtHuss, Front-Art, Utico, Ulma

Water partner: natural Morshynska – your source of strength

Media partners: Антиквар, МІТЄЦ, АртКурсив

The opening at the M17 CAC: 1 June at 6:00 p.m.

Address: 102-104 V. Antonovycha St., Kyiv, Ukraine

Admission is free

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