#Art

Ai Weiwei’s new installation, Three Perfectly Proportioned Spheres and Camouflage Uniforms Painted White, opened September 14 in Kyiv’s Pavilion 13. It confronts Russia’s war in Ukraine with stark symbolism and calls for reflection on violence and peace.

David Chichkan’s family, friends, and comrades gathered to honor the artist, who lived his art and remained committed to his principles of freedom and equality until the very end.

Putin is trying to erase Ukrainian culture — and some Western museums are still complicit. Four years into Russia’s invasion, institutions like MoMA, Tate, and the Pompidou still label Ukrainian artists like Malevych, Ekster, and Tatlin as “Russian.” Despite activists’ calls to correct this, many rely on outdated sources, ignoring Russia’s broader information warfare.

“I was given a weapon, a uniform, and the rank of senior soldier,” actor Yaroslav Podshyvalov says. “The Russians were already on the outskirts of Kharkiv. The path was already set for me.”