Top photo: Office of the President of Ukraine via @ukrainianmuseum
2nd photo: Adriana Leshko
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the Ukrainian Museum in the East Village on Monday.
The President and First Lady officially opened the Museum's new exhibit, "Alexandra Exter: The Stage is a World," on Sixth Street between Second Avenue and Cooper Square.
Ukrainian Museum Director Peter Doroshenko gave the two a tour of the exhibit. Zelensky then sat down for a meeting and discussion with members of the Ukrainian community, moderated by Oksana Markarova, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.
The Art Newspaper has more about the presidential visit here.
Zelenskyy is in the U.S. this week to attend the UN General Assembly.
The Exeter show opens today. Per the Museum:
Marking the first solo showcase of her work in North America, it offers a comprehensive exploration of Exter's pioneering career from 1913 to 1934. Featuring over thirty paintings and works on paper, the exhibition highlights her early abstractions and avant-garde theater contributions. Through collaboration with Ukrainian and U.S. museums, as well as international private collectors, this survey delves into Exter's influential contributions to theater and cinema, presenting both rare and iconic pieces beloved by art lovers around the world.
The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 19.
The museum is open Wednesday-Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
BTW, a membership to The Ukrainian Museum makes for a nice gift.
2 comments:
Zelensky is not the first President from Ukraine to visit the museum. Viktor Yushchenko, who almost lost his life due to Putin having him poisoned, visited back in the early 2000's. What was markedly different this time was that Zelensky visited at night, had 3x more personal body guards, a phalanx of Secret Service agents, NYC Cops and snipers all over the place. Not to mention the twelve or so armored SUV's, vans, cop cars and EMT ambulance.
Times have certainly changed.
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