25.10.2024

This will be the second exhibition within the framework of a project hosted by three institutions in Kyiv: the Modern Art Research Institute, the M17 Contemporary Art Center, and the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.
The exhibition at the M17 Contemporary Art Center will feature works by Yevhen Aksenenko, Antoniia Banitska, Petro Bevza, Tetiana Bohuslavska, Anastasiia Budnikova, Oksana Chepelyk, Mila Cheprasova, Illya Chichkan, Sasha Chichkan, Roksolana Dudko, Dmytro Ehrlich, Natalia Filatova, Olena Grom, Kate Hrynko, Mykola Hladkyi, Yulia Hladka, Vitalii Kravets, Maria Kulikovska, Dmytro Kupriian, Polina Kuznetsova, Igor Lesenko (GO. RA), Bohdan Lokatyr, Ruslan Luchko, Vartan Markaryan, Maria Matienko, Maksym Mazur, Nikita Naslymov, #NEIVANMADE, Bohdana Patsiuk, Nadiia Petrovska, Andriy Pidlisnyi, Anastasia Podervyanska, Mykhailo Rai, Oleh Savin, Antonina Semenova, Dara Sholokh, Olena Shtepura, Sergii Simutin, Victor Sydorenko, Nikita Tsoi, Ilya Turyhin, Nikita Vlasov, Liza Zhdanova, Marharyta Zhurunova.
The project aims to reveal how Ukrainians manage to hold on every single day and find new strength to continue the fight. Ukraine has an inspiring history of society's adaptation to war.
From a very early age, individuals learn to respond swiftly to danger, but in times of war, this skill must be honed even more rigorously than in peacetime. In this context, the example of people who not only recover quickly from stressful circumstances but also become better adapted to them in the future is particularly important.
Researchers refer to this phenomenon as resilience, which is now being studied in fields like sociology and economics. Resilience manifests in the ability to adapt quickly to changes, find new approaches to problem-solving, and maintain optimism and belief in a better future, even in extreme conditions. On a societal level, this phenomenon is observed in the ability to respond effectively to external threats, providing mutual support to overcome the social and economic upheavals.
It would be no exaggeration to say that Ukraine’s history is one of the most remarkable examples for studying this phenomenon. Two world wars, the Holodomor, political repressions, Chornobyl, revolutions, and now over ten years of war – there are few countries in the world that have withstood such trials. Yet, Ukrainians not only continue their struggle for independence but have become even more motivated in that pursuit.
Undoubtedly, everyone has their own personal experience of resilience in the face of war. At the same time, the exchange of these experiences creates a synergy that helps us grow stronger together.
The exhibition is being launched following a nationwide Open Call, which received over 450 applications. The M17 Contemporary Art Center project features works by 46 artists from various regions of Ukraine, as well as Ukrainian artists currently residing abroad. Many of the pieces will be exhibited in Kyiv for the first time.
Exhibition Opening: Thursday, October 31, 6:30 PM  Admission is free with prior registration. Address: Kyiv city, 102-104 V. Antonovycha Street

Organized by the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Modern Art Research Institute and M17 Contemporary Art Center.
The exhibition project at M17 is supported by the Adamovskiy Foundation.
Curators: Andriy Sydorenko, Iryna Yatsyk
Project management from the institution: Natalia Shpytkovska (M17 CAC)
The National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (NAAU) is a self-administered scientific institution that promotes the preservation and continuation of traditions in the field of art, art history and cultural studies, as well as support for art education and the scientific community of Ukraine. The Academy leads educational and research institutions.

Modern Art Research Institute of the NAA of Ukraine (MARI of the NAAU) is the only research institution in Ukraine that carries out fundamental scientific research in various fields of contemporary art, as well as practical and research studies, aimed at the formation of professional contemporary art and architecture, implementation of new art technologies and practices, the further formation of national culture, preparation and publication of monographs, collections of scientific papers on the main scientific directions of the Institute.

M17 Contemporary Art Center is a cultural institution that functions as an educational and research platform, an exhibition venue for Ukrainian and foreign contemporary art. The activities of the Center are aimed at creating a dialogue space for professional circles and all the representatives of the culture sector as a whole, at study and research of contemporary and related historical cultural processes. M17 supports art experiments, collaborations and international exchanges of experts, artists from various art fields, in order to integrate Ukrainian art into the world context.

Adamovskiy Foundation is a non-profit foundation founded in 2018 by businessman Andriy Adamovskiy. The Foundation's activities are aimed at preserving and studying the cultural heritage of Ukraine and Eastern Europe. The Foundation's mission is to promote culture and art as a guarantee of sustainable and enlightened development of society. The Foundation is actively involved in organising and supporting exhibition projects, publishing initiatives, educational and discussion platforms, international forums and expert sessions.