Pavlo Kovach jr:
The Artist talk;
Self-organized practices. Detenpyla gallery. Efremova 26;
About the practice of the Open Group

Pavlo Kovach, born in 1987 in Ukraine, is a Lviv-based artist. He studied at the Uzhgorod Art College name of A. Erdeli and at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, where he received his BA and MA degrees. Co-founder of “Detenpyla gallery” and ”Еfremova26 gallery” artist-run spaces, also Kovach is a co-founder and participant of an Open Group artistic collective. Pavlo Kovach in his artistic practice is interested in the creation of a mythological image of a real person. The concept of his work lays in the statement that the basis of the person’s image lies in the real-life story that the artist develops and works with. Pavlo Kovach fills a fictional character`s life with stories, artifacts, and artworks, which have been produced, or may have been produced, by this particular character.

Pavlo Kovach jr – Artist talk
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March 11, 2023, Korydor gallery, Pavlo Bedzir studio-museum, Uzhhorod

Record of Artist tolk by Pavlo Kovach jr

Pavlo Kovach jr – Self-organized practices. Detenpyla gallery. Efremova 26
January 10, 2023

Presentation recording Pavlo Kovach jr – Self-organized practices. Detenpyla gallery. Efremova 26

Pavlo Kovach (jr) about the practice of the Open Group
June 13, 2023

Documentation of events: photo credit M. Melnychenko, P. Ryaska

Recording of Pavlo Kovach (jr) presentation about Open Group practice

The residence and the events of Pavlo Kovach (jr) were made possible thanks to the support of:
European Cultural Foundation
The beaux-arts Academy in Paris