Ukraine Week

Events

Summary

Art Triennale 2024

This summer, at the Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET, there will be a drawing exhibition by Ilya Kabakov, who is from Dnipro (formerly part of the Soviet Union, now Ukraine) and deeply connected to Echigo-Tsumari, and a solo exhibition by Nikita Kadan, a representative figure in the contemporary art scene of Ukraine. During the opening week of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2024, there will be a Symposium: ‘The Present State of Ukrainian Art and Culture,’ the first screening of ‘Ukraine Art Films Now’ in Japan, and an introduction to Ukrainian food and culture as part of ‘Ukraine Week.’　(*Reservations will be accepted from 6/23.)

MonET Theater schedule

■Event Program

7/12 (Friday): Ukraine Art Films Special screening

On the day before the opening of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2024, two art films will be screened specially. Includes a commentary talk by Kajiyama Yuji, who created the Japanese subtitles.

《Birmingham ornament Ⅱ》Yuri Leiderman and Andrey Silvestrov

Venue: MonET Theater
Time: 13:30-17:00
Admission: 500 (Reservations required)

7/13(Saturday): Symposium:The Present State of Ukrainian Art and Culture

Nikita Kadan, who still remains in Ukraine and continues to create and exhibit, and other East European literature experts will talk about the current state of art and culture in Ukraine.

Nikita Kadan, Kitagawa Fram, Ueda Yoko, Kono Wakana (host)

Venue: Salon MonET
Time:15:00-
Admission: Adult ￥1,000 (￥500 by showing ETAT Passport)
Capacity: 50 people (Reservations required)

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7/14 (Wednesday): Ukrainian picture book reading session

Storytelling of picture books about Ukraine, including “The Mitten” based on a Ukrainian folk tale.

Eugene M. Latchov (Illustration), Risako Uchida (Translation), ‘Gloves’ published by Fukuinkan Shoten

Venue: Salon MonET
Time: 16:00-
Admission: Free (admission fee to MonET not included)

7/20(Saturday): Ukrainian Animation Screening Stallone Princess: The Princess of Kieu and Ruslan, directed by Oleh Malamush

The animation film produced in Ukraine to be screened in Japan for the very first time.

Venue: MonET Theater
Time: 14:00- *1h 51min
Admission: Adults ¥1,500, Children 6-18 ¥500, free for infants (admission fee to MonET not included)
Capacity: 30 people

*Regular theater screening program will not be available during this event.

■Food Program

Traditional Ukrainian borscht, drinks, and sweets are available for a limited time at the 2nd floor café, Salon MonET.

Venue: Salon MonET
Time: [13-21 July, 2024] 11:00 – L.O.16:30*closed on Tue & Wed

■Art Program (During the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale)

《The Unknown Kabakov: Art as a Way to Survive》Ilya Kabakov

Centered around drawings, the exhibition will feature the first-ever public display of graduation works from the 1950s, as well as late works that incorporate new depictions into past monochrome pieces.

Graduation works 1965-1957

Curator: Kono Wakana. Collaboration: Emilia Kabakov

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《Nikita Kadan: Shadow, flag, satellite, passage》Nikita Kadan

Nikita Kadan presents a series of artworks which he has been drawing since 2022 in war-torn Ukraine, and other works depicting themes such as the connection between humans and the earth, and the relationship between social conditions and people.

《Shadow On The Ground》2022

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《Ukraine Art Films Now》Nikita Kadan

Three artworks created in contemporary Ukraine will be screened repeatedly during opening hours. (Free entry and exit)
*You can also see them at the Ukraine Art Films Special screening on 7/12 (Friday)

《The-Lemberg-Machine》Dana Kaverina

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■Related Programs

Nikita Kadan: Nikita Kadan Dancer and Explosion

In Tokyo’s Daikanyama, drawings and installations are exhibited.

Venue: Art Front Gallery
Time: [7/11-8/18/2024] Weekdays: 12:00-19:00/ Holidays: 11:00-17:00
*Closed on Mon, Tue and 8/12-8/15/2024
Admission: Free

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Booking On-line

Summary

Date and time	[2024/7/12-21] Weekdays: 9:30-18:00/Holidays: 9:30-20:00(last admission: 19:30）*Closed: Tue & Wed
Venue	Museum on Echigo-Tsumari, MonET (6-1 Honcho, Tokamachi-city, Niigata)
Admission	By each program
Note	*Reservations will be accepted from 6/23.

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