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21.09.2007
Bringing together the world’s leading contemporary artists in Kiev
Now entering its second year as Ukraine's leading art institution, PinchukArtCentre presents the new REFLECTION exhibition that will display the PinchukArtCentre's recent acquisitions. From 6 October to 30 December, 2007 visitors to PinchukArtCentre will be able to see paintings, sculptures, photographs and videos created by the leading artists of the 21st century including Peter Doig, Antony Gormley, Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Christian Marclay, Sarah Morris, Takashi Murakami, Gabriel Orozco, Richard Phillips, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood, Piotr Uklanski, as well as Ukrainians Oleg Kulik, Vasyl Tsagolov, Serhiy Bratkov, Arsen Savadov, Oleg Tistol, lllya Chichkan and the Russian group Blue Noses.
The title of the exhibition plays on the human contemplation of art as an infinite and inexhaustible source of intellectual inspiration and sensory exploration. ‘Reflection' can be seen as an introspective and reflective journey through contemporary art. The common theme of the various art works displayed at the exhibition is to explore the fundamental issues facing human existence - life, death, science, religion, love, immortality and art itself.
The etymology of the word reflection in Latin is 'turning back'. However, many thinkers used to note that reflection serves as a source for giving rise to new ideas. So, one should distinguish a reflection that is fixating and one that is projecting, the fate of which is the manifestation of a new vision of the world. In this way reflection gives not only an understanding of the past, but also - and this is especially valuable - an anticipation of the future.
"The laws of optics are understandable: in order to see one's self, a person needs something that is capable to reflect. Anything will do - a mirror, a tinted window of a car or a surface of a forest lake. The laws of thinking may be simpler, but if true then they are such only in an instrumental sense. In order to understand one's self, decode one's self, a person needs time: if one is lucky, one human lifetime suffices. And mirrors or lakes are not needed for this reflection: everyone is inherently a lake. Some 'human lakes' are so deep that are able to contain millions of views of other people looking inside for answers to their questions. They are looking and if they are lucky, they will find those answers," said Victor Pinchuk, the founder of the PinchukArtCentre.
About PinchukArtCentre
PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) is one of the largest centers for contemporary art in Eastern Europe. Its key activities include arranging exhibitions, seminars, work-shops, providing support to cultural projects, etc. More than 145,000 thousand people have visited PinchukArtCentre since it was opened in September 2006.
In 2007 the PinchukArtCentre officially represents Ukraine at the 52nd Venice Biennale. More information: www.ukrainianpavilion2007.org
Public information:
PinchukArtCentre, the centre for contemporary art
1/3-2, "А" Block, Krasnoarmeyskaya/Basseynaya, St., Bessarabskiy Block, Kyiv , Ukraine 01 004
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday: 12:00 - 21:00
Closed Monday
Admission is free.
Visitor information: REFLECTION exhibition in PinchukArtCentre will be available from 6 October to 30 December, 2007 from Tuesday through Sunday: 12:00 - 21:00. Closed Monday. Admission is free. Contacts: PinchukArtCentre tel: +38 044 590-0858 or [email protected]
Press contact: Dennis Kazvan, tel: +38 044 494-1148 or [email protected]
