Ukrainian Art Under Attack: Nahirna22 Targeted

Kyiv's Nahirna22 art collective, supporting a new generation of Ukrainian artists, was targeted twice in Russian air raids, endangering the avant-garde art scene. Fundraising efforts are underway to repair the damage.

The Anglo-French actor Edward Akrout, who founded Art Shield, a United States charitable that help Ukrainian culture on the ground and has a partnership with Nahirna22, told The Art Paper: “What took place to Nahirna22 is not accidental. It was targeted two times.

Maydanik, that remained in Kyiv throughout the August assault, told The Art Paper: “This new strike endangers to quieten the brand-new generation of Ukrainian artists.” She continued: “I think that Kyiv is the only city in the western world where the avant-garde is still active. Where everyone is so greatly various from each various other.”

Nahirna22 Targeted in Kyiv Air Raids

The area, which houses 30 studios, was struck on Friday 14 November amidst a Russian air raid that eliminated six individuals in the Ukrainian funding. Nahirna22’s studios recently resumed complying with one more assault in August this year, which destroyed home windows and left pock-marked canvases holding on the wall surfaces.

In an Instagram article, the cumulative reported that plastic home windows installed thanks to crowdfunding following the August attack had survived this most recent hit, however that wooden windows had been damaged, leaving workshops covered in glass and debris.

Fundraising Efforts for Studio Repairs

The cumulative previously raised funds to repair their area by hosting a day of open studios which attracted thousands of visitors. Another event is planned for later this month and a sale of jobs results from happen in Berlin in December.

Anna Maydanik, an American author and gallerist from a Ukrainian-Russian family, runs a self-named area at Nahirna 2. She launched Anna gallery in June with Scent of Fatality, a solo show of jobs by Kyiv-based artist Margo Rieznik, who was birthed in 1993, 2 years after Ukraine stated independence from the Soviet Union.