Davyd Chychkan – Tapes of struggle
Residence Sorry No Rooms Available,
October 27 – December 15, 2022,
Gallery Korydor
Curator Hanna Tsyba
The exhibition “Tapes of struggle” (2022) is a personal project of David Chychkan, dedicated to the anti-authoritarian and anti-imperialist forces of Ukraine. This is a graphic series that includes portraits of Ukrainian left-wing intellectuals and authors of the Ukrainian modernist project – Mykhailo Drahomanov, Ivan Franko and Lesya Ukrainka, and portraits of modern Ukrainian left-wing activists and activists who defend the anti-authoritarian Ukrainian project and its values from the imperialist encroachments of the fascist Kremlin directly on battle Four ribbons of different colors, which run counterpoint through the entire series and connect the portraits with each other, symbolize the continuity of ideas: black – anarchism, purple – feminism, red – democratic socialism, and yellow-blue – Ukrainianness. As part of the “Tapes of struggle” project, the artist continues a series of works that were first presented in February 2021 at the Lviv Municipal Art Center at an exhibition dedicated to reflections on Ukraine as a progressive, revolutionary, social and independent country in anticipation of the threat from the neighboring criminal empire. Since then, the artist has supplemented the series with collective portraits of anarchists and anarchists, socialists from various Ukrainian cities and regions, who voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The central work of the series was created by the artist in October 2022 during his stay at the residence “Sorry, no rooms available” in Uzhhorod. It depicts the author’s comrades, who today serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces. And also three heroes who died on the front line.
Text by Hanna Tsyba
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Photo credit: Mykhailo Melnychenko
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Photo credit: Petro Ryaska
David Chychkan’s and Hanna Tsyba ’s residency and exhibition “Tapes of struggle” was made possible thanks to the support of: The beaux-arts Academy in Paris