The 2014 EuroMaidan Revolution and its aftermath, the Russian occupation of Crimea and the invasion of the Donbas became a huge impetus for the Ukrainian art scene. Since those turbulent years, Ukrainian artists have constructed a new artistic canon, and Ukrainian art has become recognizable and acknowledged throughout the world.
EuroMaidan Revolution
Novoye Vremya: How Ukrainian artists broke into the global art scene
A woman takes a photo in front of Merman Art, a half-sunk wooden statue of a swimmer, in Kyiv on July 6, 2021. Merman Art has been created by Merman team, a group of artists from Ukraine, for the US Burning Man festival.
