In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900 - 1930sThe most complete study of Ukrainian modern art

In a couple of weeks, on the 29th of November, Madrid is inviting art connoisseurs for the most complete study of Ukrainian modern art to date. The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum hosts In the Eye of the Storm exhibition, which reviews the first decades of the 20th century and the different artistic trends that developed in Ukraine during this period, ranging from figurative art to futurism and constructivism.
The exhibition project in Madrid is a large-scale presentation of Ukrainian art, which has been promoted at the Beyeler Foundation during the Art Basel fair in the city of Basel. ‘In the Eye of the Storm’ is to be exhibited in the leading institutions of the world.

Despite the turbulent period that unfolded 100 years ago with the fall of empires, WWI, the revolutions of 1917, the Ukrainian War of Independence, the creation of Soviet Ukraine, Stalin’s intellectual repression and the famine of 1932-33, in which Ukrainian modernism was developed, the artistic creation evolved and had its renaissance and a period of experimentation.

The exhibition presents the artworks of the leading artists of Ukrainian modernism, such as Oleksandr Bohomazov, Vasyl Yermilov, Viktor Palmov and Anatol Petrytskyi; neo-Byzantine paintings by the followers of Mykhailo Boychuk and experimental works by members of the Kultur Lige, or Culture League, as well as pieces by Kazymyr Malevych and El Lissitzky, the artists, who worked in Ukraine and left a significant imprint on the development of the national art scene.
The renowned artists who were born and started their careers in Ukraine, such as Alexandra Exter, Wladimir Baranoff-Rossiné and Sonia Delaunay are also on the display.

A number of works included in the exhibition were provided on loan from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the State Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine. After being displayed in Madrid, the exhibition travels to the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.

A number of works included in the exhibition were provided on loan from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the State Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine. After being displayed in Madrid, the exhibition travels to the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.
Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, has passionately and courageously promoted the project from the very start.