In the Eye of the Storm
Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s
29 June - 13 October 2024
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries | Burlington Gardens
Tues–Sun: 10am–6pm
Fri: 10am–9pm
Tickets £17
(including donation)
Friends of the RA go free
Marvel at the groundbreaking modernist art made in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s.
The modernist movement in Ukraine unfolded against a backdrop of collapsing empires, the First World War, the fight for independence, and the eventual establishment of Soviet Ukraine. Despite such profound upheaval, this became a period of bold artistic experimentation, and true flourishing of art, literature and theatre in Ukraine.
Highlighting the range of artistic styles and cultural identities that existed in Ukraine during this period, this is the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date about modern art in Ukraine. Explore 65 works, from oil paintings and sketches to collage and theatre design. Many are on loan from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine in Kyiv.
In the Eye of the Storm brings together the work of such artists as Kazymyr Malevych, Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter and El Lissitzky, as well as lesser-known figures like Oleksandr Bohomazov and Mykhailo Boichuk, each of whom left an indelible mark on the country’s art and culture.
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Organised by Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts, London; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels; Belvedere, Vienna and Museums for Ukraine. The exhibition has been made possible thanks to exceptional loans from the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine.
Reviews
"Fascinating"
The Telegraph
“Art here is a path towards liberation"
Time Out
“Ukraine’s priceless artistic treasures have made it to London”
The Times
"An important event”
The Sunday Times
Supporters
Supported by
With additional support from
The Risman Foundation
The Natalia Cola Foundation
Christian Levett and Musée FAMM
Gallery
Composition (Genova), 1912
Ukrainian Peasant Woman, 1910-11
Sketch of the ‘Masks’ choreography for Bronislava Nijinska’s School of Movements, Kyiv, 1919
Women under the Apple Tree, 1920
Portrait of a Girl, 1920s
Sharpening the Saws, 1927
Composition, 1919-20
The Tailor’s Family, c. 1920
Carousel, 1921
Buy the audio guide
Discover the artists at the centre of the modernist movement in Ukraine in the exhibition audio guide.
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Modernism in Ukraine
Meet the artists who defined Ukraine’s culture at the start of the 20th century.
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