A significant event of 1997 was the project “Local Landmarks” by Oleksandr Ridny and Pavlo Makov. This project-utopia, a kind of social order, was a timely one, as despite the passage of time, the concept of “local memory”...
More info1997: “Contemporary Art of Austria. Abstraction from Salzburg” Project
The project “Contemporary Art of Austria. Abstraction from Salzburg” opens our series of posts about the gallery’s second year of exhibitions! The Municipal Gallery’s exhibition hall presented 49 works by five Austrian artists...
More info1998: “Lytera A Artists” Exhibition Marathon
We would like to conclude our series of publications about 1998 with a recollection of the large-scale exhibition marathon “Lytera A Artists,” which showcased the works of five of the most active members of this Kharkiv creative...
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In June 1998, the second International Art Festival took place at the Kyiv Exhibition Center “Ukrainian House,” bringing together approximately 50 galleries, art centers, artists, and art historians from Ukraine and other countries...
More info1998: “In Memory of Dizi” Exhibition
The year 1998 saw the opening of the “In Memory of Dizi” exhibition, initiated by the Municipal Gallery and the Nuremberg House, as well as 17 prominent Kharkiv artists. Dizi Nuremberg was a German gallerist who had a...
More info1999: Alexey Borisov, Taguhi Barseghyan and Vadim Petrov
We would like to conclude our series of posts about the gallery’s third year with a story about three Kharkiv artists: Alexey Borisov, Taguhi Barseghyan and Vadim Petrov. All of them became regular artists of the gallery. For example, until...
More info1999: “Contemporary Foreign Art” Program
When discussing 1999, the third year of the Municipal Gallery’s operation, it’s essential to highlight several events that took place within the “Contemporary Foreign Art” program. The “Photography of the USA”...
More info1999: “Three Weeks of the Old Capital” Project
This week we dedicate our posts to reminiscing about the exhibitions of 1999. The cycle begins with two off-site projects that took place in Kyiv: “Three Weeks of the Old Capital” and “Game”. In February 1999, the MG was...
More info2000: Exchange of Exhibition Programs Between Ukrainian and German Artists
Throughout the discussion of the year 2000, it is important to remember that the Municipal Gallery, from the very beginning of its activities, aimed not only to promote cultural activities among Kharkiv residents but also to highlight Ukrainian...
More info2000: MG Participation in the EXPO 2000 World Exhibition (Hannover, Germany)
In our memories of the year 2000, we cannot overlook the gallery’s international endeavors. One such endeavor was our participation in the EXPO 2000 World Exhibition in Hannover, Germany! Expo is an international exhibition...
More info2000: “Art on the Edge of Centuries” Festival
The turn of the 20th to the 21st century was marked by a multitude of cultural events worldwide, aimed at summarizing the past century and forecasting the development of culture in the near future. The Municipal Gallery (MG) initiated the...
More info2001: Andrzej Strumiłło, “Dialogue with Others”
“We would like to conclude our journey through 2001 with a discussion of Andrzej Strumiłło’s exhibition, “Dialogue with Others.” Considered a master of contemporary Polish art, Strumiłło’s exhibition was organized...
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