Photo-reportage: 'Your Place in the Industry of Contemporary Art'

a series of presentations, lectures and workshops
Oct-Nov 2009, Kiev, Ukraine.


«Industry of Art Biennials» - presentation by Yulia Usova, curator (Kiev/Stockholm) in HudGraf Gallery.




«Curatorial practice in Contemporary Russian art» - lecture by Olesya Turkina, critic/curator (St.Petersburg) in Ukrainian House.

Guests from St.Petersburg (from the left): artist Vladislav Monro, curator Olesya Turkina, artist Sergey Bugaev (Afrika).


An introduction by Sergey Bugaev (Afrika).


«Shadow Worlds of Translation and the Performativity of Apology» - a lecture by Paula von Seth, artist (Stockholm) in Les’ Kurbas Centre.






«Shaping the Shapers» - a lecture by Karen McDonald, curator (London) in Fund for Promotion of Arts Development.






«Artist’s Talk» by Olav Westphalen, artist (Prof. Kungl. Konsthögskolan Stockholm) in Collection Gallery.




«Power/Art/Humor in the Work of Olav Westphalen» - a presentation by Olav Westphalen in Les’ Kurbas Centre.






«The Invisible Generation - an International Denouncement of Reality» - a presentation by Per Hüttner, artist (Stockholm/Paris) in Les’ Kurbas Centre.






Inviting for a local specialty - Chicken Kiev.




Special events in Les’ Kurbas Centre:

«Life Forms» - workshop by Paula von Seth.


«New works and ideas in an unstructured format» - performances by the local artists and the students of Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm.











Media art festival and party at HudGraf Gallery.



An art gift for Kiev.

A final 'tea' party ))

Program: 'Your Place in the Industry of Contemporary Art'

Your Place in the Industry of Contemporary Art
a series of presentations, lectures and workshops:

Yulia Usova, curator (Kiev/Stockholm)
«Contemporary Forms of Cooperation Between Art and Business »
(Oct 30 at 19-00,
Fund for Promotion of Arts Development, Frolovska Str.1/6, tel. 238-65-21)

«Industry of Art Biennals»*
(Nov 31 at 12-00,
HudGraf Gallery, T. Shevchenko Ave. 33 (2-d floor), tel. 8-050-4416174)


Olesya Turkina, critic/curator (St.Petersburg)
«Curatorial Practices in Contemporary Russian Art»
(Nov 1 at 15-00,
Art Fair or Fund for Promotion of Arts Development, Frolovska Str.1/6, tel. 238-65-21)

Paula von Seth, artist (Stockholm)
«Shadow Worlds of Translation and the Performativity of Apology»*
(Nov 2 at 19-00,
Les’ Kurbas Centre, Volodimirska Str, 23-В, tel. 279-12-89)


Karen McDonald, curator (London)
«Shaping the Shapers»*
(Nov 3 at 19-00
Fund for Promotion of Arts Development, Frolovska Str.1/6, tel. 238-65-21)


Olav Westphalen, artist (Prof. Kungl. Konsthögskolan Stockholm)
«Blind Spots»*
(Nov 6 at 19-00
Les’ Kurbas Centre, Volodimirska Str, 23-В, tel. 279-12-89)

Per Hüttner, artist (Stockholm/Paris)
«The Invisible Generation - an International Denouncement of Reality»*
(Nov 7 at 13-00
Les’ Kurbas Centre, Volodimirska Str, 23-В, tel. 279-12-89)

Special events of the project in Les’ Kurbas Centre:

«Life Forms» - workshop by Paula von Seth (Nov 4 at 15-00)
By the students of Royal University College of Fine Arts (Stockholm):
«New works and ideas in an unstructured format» - performance (Nov 7 at 15-00)
Video-screening – (Nov 7 at 19-00)

* Presentation is held in English
** Event in conjunction with the conference «Contemporary Theater Directors: the Metamorphosis of Profession» organized by Les’ Kurbas State Centre for Theatre Arts .

supported by:
The Les’ Kurbas State Centre for Theatre Arts,
Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine,
Swedish Institute (Stockholm)