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A report on the condition of culture and ngos in - Kultura Enter

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Two extremely important <strong>the</strong>ses are a counter-argument aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> artists <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> older generati<strong>on</strong> ceas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> bold artistic search. Firstly, it is possible to saythat <strong>the</strong> evoluti<strong>on</strong>ism <strong>of</strong> artistic decisi<strong>on</strong>s is typical for <strong>the</strong> younger generati<strong>on</strong>.Sec<strong>on</strong>dly, f<strong>in</strong>ancial disability <strong>and</strong> low <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g newradical <strong>and</strong> large-scale art projects are evident.Simultaneously with <strong>the</strong> process <strong>of</strong> “older” artists anchor<strong>in</strong>g, artists <strong>of</strong> a newgenerati<strong>on</strong>, which can be provisi<strong>on</strong>ally called “Those who came <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2000s,”appear (it is how a collective exhibiti<strong>on</strong>, supervised by O. Tytarenko, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> centre<strong>of</strong> modern M17 was called).2 The list <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> exhibiti<strong>on</strong> participants, for sure,does not fully represent <strong>the</strong> key players <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2000s artistic process, but it stillis a guide through names.Menti<strong>on</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> younger generati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ukra<strong>in</strong>ian artists <strong>in</strong>evitably leads tospeak<strong>in</strong>g about <strong>the</strong> REP (Revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary Experimental Space) group,3 <strong>the</strong> framework<strong>of</strong> which was formed aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> background <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Orange Revoluti<strong>on</strong>,2004. In <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> time, <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>stant membership <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> group is established:K. Hnylytska, N. Kadan, Zh. Kadyrova, V. Kuznietsov, <strong>and</strong> L. Nak<strong>on</strong>echna. The youngartists are united by a comm<strong>on</strong> idea <strong>of</strong> reacti<strong>on</strong> to social problems <strong>and</strong> projectssent to <strong>the</strong> social c<strong>on</strong>text. Thus, deal<strong>in</strong>g with political <strong>and</strong> social problems, <strong>the</strong>group compensated for what had been miss<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> is still miss<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> modernUkra<strong>in</strong>ian <strong>culture</strong>, particularly Ukra<strong>in</strong>ian literature <strong>and</strong> c<strong>in</strong>ematograph: reflect<strong>in</strong>gsocial <strong>and</strong> press<strong>in</strong>g problems <strong>in</strong> art <strong>and</strong> its c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with modernity. Separatepers<strong>on</strong>al projects by <strong>the</strong> members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> group were close to it, as well as worksby <strong>the</strong> group SOSka, T. Kamennoy, <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs. Meanwhile, <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> part <strong>of</strong> literature<strong>and</strong> almost not exist<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>in</strong>ematograph start enter<strong>in</strong>g this unexploredterritory. Certa<strong>in</strong>ly, it can be said that literature <strong>and</strong> c<strong>in</strong>ematograph are not ableto react to certa<strong>in</strong> events directly, <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g time <strong>of</strong> reflecti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>optics <strong>of</strong> percepti<strong>on</strong> through <strong>the</strong> time prism. However, <strong>the</strong> general wish to work<strong>on</strong> social phenomena rema<strong>in</strong>s important. Let’s say, <strong>the</strong> projects by N. Kadan ThePedestal. The Practice <strong>of</strong> Extrusi<strong>on</strong>4 <strong>and</strong> M. Ridny The Platforms <strong>and</strong> The M<strong>on</strong>uments5are dedicated to <strong>the</strong> phenomen<strong>on</strong> known <strong>in</strong> any post-totalitarian country – <strong>the</strong>2 http:// www.m17.com.ua/ru/projects/archive/2010-08-05-05-39-133 http://www.rep.t<strong>in</strong>ka.cc/4 http:// www.p<strong>in</strong>chukartcentre.org/en/exhibiti<strong>on</strong>s/artists/164585 http://www.artukra<strong>in</strong>e.com.ua/ukr/articles/983.html (<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>text <strong>of</strong> wider c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong>about <strong>the</strong> participants <strong>of</strong> Arsenale 2012)<strong>the</strong> search for a formula <strong>of</strong> modern ukra<strong>in</strong>ian art 91

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