Sophia Kishkovsky

4 days ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) has teamed up with the American billionaire Howard Buffett’s foundation to create an art train, which launched earlier this month—billed as the first of its kind in the world. Three train cars that have been turned into a gallery are travelling across Ukraine carrying an exhibition of Buffett’s photographs titled Courage of a Nation, which explores the country’s resilience following the 2022 full-scale invasion by Russia.

1 week ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

The Kyiv-born artist Lesia Vasylchenko has won the 400,000 Ukrainian hryvnia (around $10,000) PinchukArtCentre Prize . Her winning installation features two video works: one of mystical and historical reflections on the shelling that has been rampant during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and another that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to turn 30 years of sunrises into one event.

2 weeks ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

Unesco has expressed “grave concern over the increasing threats” to the 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv—which is on the organisation's World Heritage List—after its facade was damaged by a Russian drone strike on Tuesday. Ukraine’s minister of culture and strategic communications, Mykola Tochytskyi, wrote on Facebook that an overnight attack on the Ukrainian capital damaged the plastered cornice of the central apse of the eastern facade of the cathedral.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

A full-length sculptural relief of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin appeared last week in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station, as part of what have been described as efforts to restore original designs. Visitors have since laid flowers at the site, beneath the likeness of the leader who was responsible for millions of deaths. Russia's arts and heritage professionals have, however, cast doubt on the quality of the work.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

In an eerie replay of Soviet-era repression, Russia’s crackdown on artists and free expression appears to be escalating. A growing number of artists, curators and cultural figures have been detained in recent months in cases that seem simultaneously random and targeted, creating a culture of fear for those who have not yet left the country.