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22 OUR LIFE • July-August 2024 THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM 222E6NYC Alexandra Exter: The Stage Is a World and Volia: Ukrainian Modernism РОЗВИВАЄМО • CULTIVATE September 27, 2024 – January 19, 2025 This fall, as part of its decolonization program, the Ukrain- ian Museum will proudly present Alexandra Exter: The Stage Is a World and Volia: Ukrainian Modernism . The landmark Alexandra Exter exhibition, the first solo showcase of Exter’s work in North America, will feature 35 paintings and works on paper, offering a comprehensive exploration of Exter’s pioneering career from 1913 to 1934 and highlighting her early abstractions and avant-garde theater contributions. A collaboration with Ukrainian and U.S. museums and international collectors, the exhibition will delve into Exter’s influential contributions to theater and cinema, presenting both rare and iconic pieces. Dubbed the “avant-garde Amazon,” Exter was a fix - ture in European artistic circles, traversing Kyiv, Ode- sa, Paris, and Venice. Her work spanned painting, the graphic arts, book design, fashion, theater, and cinema, and evolved through movements like cubism, construc- tivism, and art deco. In Paris, Exter immersed herself in the burgeoning art scene, befriending luminaries like Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger while embracing Cubism infused with vi- brant color. Exter also became a conduit for the trans- mission of new artistic currents back to Kyiv, where she settled permanently in 1914. Her apartment and studio emerged as epicenters of avant-garde activity, shaping the trajectory of Ukrainian art history. Moreover, by infusing her work with a vibrant palette and rhythmic compositions inspired by Ukrainian folk art, Exter played a pivotal role in fostering appreciation for this tradition among her European peers. Despite periods of obscurity, Exter’s legacy endured, regaining attention with a 1972 posthumous exhibition in Paris. Yet, her rightful place in abstract painting histo- ry and her Ukrainian identity remain underrecognized. Alexandra Exter: The Stage Is a World aims to restore Ex - ter’s rightful Ukrainian context, reclaim her identity, and underscore her significance as an artist and as a symbol of Ukrainian cultural heritage. The exhibition will open Alexandra Exter. Circus (Cirque) from Alexandra Ex - ter: Décors de Théâtre , 1930. Pochoir. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of The Tobin Endow- ment, TL2001.70.5. Alexandra Exter. Costume design for a male dancer in Romeo and Juliet , ca. 1921. Gouache and metallic paint on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Muse- um, Gift of The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, TL2008.8.
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