Over half a million people visited the PinchukArtCentre

Since its opening in September 2006, over half a million people visited the PinchukArtCentre. This figure was recorded during the exhibition of the British artist Sam Taylor-Wood and group project of the contemporary Russian artists 21 RUSSIA. The exposition ended on 1 March 2009.

Aleksander Soloviov, curator of the PinchukArtCentre: "When launching the PinchukArtCentre we couldn't even imagine that in some 2.5 years over half a million visitors would be able to see our projects. Ukraine didn't have an art institution of such demand and interest, especially on the part of the young generation. Our most recent exhibition has once again demonstrated a progressive growth of interest in contemporary arts, particularly in visual, spectacular, intriguing and technological multi-media projects like "Small men" by Blue Noses, "Last riot" by AES+F Group or "Sigh" by Sam Taylor-Wood."

To the date, the PinchukArtCentre has presented nine major exhibitions:

• New Space, an opening exhibition by the various international and Ukrainian artists;
• Generations.UsA, a group show with twenty young Ukrainian and American artists;
• Vik Muniz: A Survey, an exhibition by the well-known Brazilian artist Vik Muniz;
• An Instinctive Eye, a selection of contemporary photography from the Sir Elton John Collection;
• REFLECTION, a recent acquisitions exhibition including artists such as: Serhiy Bratkov, Antony Gormley, Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami;
• Mariko Mori: Oneness, a large scale exhibition by the Japanese artist, Mariko Mori;
• Paul McCartney - Paintings, a survey exhibition of paintings by Sir Paul McCartney;
• Rhine on The Dnipro: Julia Stoschek Collection / Andreas Gursky, a thematic video art exhibition with seventeen international artists and major one-person photography exhibition.
• Exhibition of the British artist Sam Taylor-Wood and "21 RUSSIA", a group showcase of contemporary Russian artists.

In the spring of 2008, the Art Centre introduced the concept of the Project Room - a special series of exhibitions by the young and emerging artists. Exhibitions have included: Pastime Paradise by Christina Solomukha (France/Ukraine); East Art Map by IRWIN (Slovenia); Patriotism. Art as a Present by R.E.S. (Ukraine); Dreamers by SOSka (Ukraine) and a solo exhibition by Keita Sugiura (Japan).
In 2007, the PinchukArtCentre officially presented Ukraine at the 52nd Venice Biennale with the art project: Poem about an Inland Sea, which united the well-known Ukrainian and international artists, including: Serhiy Bratkov (Ukraine); Alexander Hnilitsky and Lesia Zaiats (Ukraine); Juergen Teller (Germany/ Great Britain); Marc Titchner (Great Britain); Sam Taylor-Wood (Great Britain); and Dzine (Carlos Rolon; USA).
The names of the twenty nominees for the PinchukArtCentre Prize, a nationwide prize in contemporary arts for young Ukrainian artists, were announced on 25 February 2009. The exhibition of the shortlisted artists will open in the PinchukArtCentre in October 2009.

Official website: pinchukartcentre.org

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