PHOTO LONDON 2022
11 - 15 May 2022, Somerset House, London, Booth E02
Viktor & Sergiy Kochetov, Vladyslav Krasnoshchok, Sergiy Lebedynskyy, Evgeniy Pavlov, Roman Pyatkovka, Sergiy Solonsky
11 - 15 May 2022, Somerset House, London, Booth E02
Viktor & Sergiy Kochetov, Vladyslav Krasnoshchok, Sergiy Lebedynskyy, Evgeniy Pavlov, Roman Pyatkovka, Sergiy Solonsky
Viktor & Sergiy Kochetov, "Geometrical Clouds", 1997
In the continuity of a long-standing commitment, Alexandra de Viveiros gallery is privileged to present at Photo London Art Fair seven artists belonging to the Kharkiv School of Photography, Ukraine.
At the moment, some of those artists continue doing photography in the city of Kharkiv heavily bombarded by the Russian army. Others managed to leave Ukraine taking just thin folders of works that the gallery shows at its booth.
Since the mid-70s, artists of the Kharkiv School treat the photography in an unconventional way, developing a personal aesthetic by defying the social taboos of the representation. Their experiments created an iconography that went against the codes of social realism glorifying the repressive state. They show the reality of everyday life as well as the fragility of bodies often depicted naked, disobeying the official prohibitions.
Virtual Tour of the booth
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PRESS:
"Photo London, une diversité de regards sur l’Ukraine", Le Monde, Roxana Azimi, May 13, 2022
"The Kharkiv School of Photography – in pictures", The Guardian, May 13, 2022
"Leap of the imagination: the best of Photo London 2022", The Guardian, Mee-Lai Stone, May 12, 2022
"Photo London 2022. Top five fair highlights. Selected by Alex Merola", 1000 Words, May 11, 2022
At the moment, some of those artists continue doing photography in the city of Kharkiv heavily bombarded by the Russian army. Others managed to leave Ukraine taking just thin folders of works that the gallery shows at its booth.
Since the mid-70s, artists of the Kharkiv School treat the photography in an unconventional way, developing a personal aesthetic by defying the social taboos of the representation. Their experiments created an iconography that went against the codes of social realism glorifying the repressive state. They show the reality of everyday life as well as the fragility of bodies often depicted naked, disobeying the official prohibitions.
Virtual Tour of the booth
Press Release download
Press Kit download
PRESS:
"Photo London, une diversité de regards sur l’Ukraine", Le Monde, Roxana Azimi, May 13, 2022
"The Kharkiv School of Photography – in pictures", The Guardian, May 13, 2022
"Leap of the imagination: the best of Photo London 2022", The Guardian, Mee-Lai Stone, May 12, 2022
"Photo London 2022. Top five fair highlights. Selected by Alex Merola", 1000 Words, May 11, 2022