FUTURESPECTIVE at M17 CAC: Vogue Ukraine opens exhibition of contemporary ukrainian photography

A large-scale exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art and fashion photography, FUTURESPECTIVE, is on view at the M17 Contemporary Art Center from July 4 to August 24, 2025.

The exhibition features works by 39 artists – both established creators and emerging talents – including 15 finalists of the open call held by PhotoVogue and Vogue Ukraine FUTURESPECTIVE Open Call.

The presented projects explore themes such as coming of age and youthful hope in times of war, generational rifts, the search for identity, and historical memory.

“What message do we convey through this exhibition? It’s not about futuristic-style photography; first and foremost, it’s about people. The primary goal was to gather and present a circle of photographic artists who shape the present, the culture, and, of course, the future.” – Marta Bertman, curator of the FUTURESPECTIVE exhibition project and Creative Director of Vogue Ukraine

Participating artists:

Vladyslav Andrievsky, Vic Bakin, Lesha Berezovskiy, Mishka Bochkarev, Ania Brudna, Alex Blanco, Vasylyna Vrublevska, Daniel Vaysberg, Ira Vashchenko, Genia Volkov, Artem Humilevskyi, Nazar Furyk, Egor Guschin, Vadym Ivchenko, Yourko Kalichack, Ksenia Kargina, Danyil Kotliar, Olia Koval, Sasha Kurmaz, Anastasiia Leliuk, Ira Lupu, Yarema Malashchuk & Roman Khimei, Dom Marker, Mykola Maychyk, Anna October, Yegor Parker, Anatoliy Petchenko, Kristina Podobed, Oleksiy Ponomaryov, Alina Prisich, Julie Poly, Viacheslav Poliakov, Irina Shkoda, Elena Subach, Synchrodogs, Daria Svertilova, Anya Tsaruk, Jan Wasiuchnik.

The project was initiated by the Vogue Ukraine editorial team with the support of the global PhotoVogue platform. The Kyiv exhibition will run at M17 CAC through August 24. In September, the exhibition will be presented to an international audience in the United Kingdom.

M17 Contemporary Art Center serves as the exhibition partner for the large-scale photo project FUTURESPECTIVE.

Project Curator – Marta Bertman

Director of M17 CAC – Natalia Shpytkovska

Technical Director – Fedir Sehin

Architectural Design – FORMA Bureau

Automotive Partner – AWT Bavaria

Patron – KERNEL

M17 CAC is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 am to 8 pm (closed on Mondays)

Address: 102-104 Antonovycha St., Kyiv

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