Accreditation: Press Preview of the exhibition Still Joy — From Ukraine Into the World, to be presented by PinchukArtCentre in Venice
PinchukArtCentre invites you to the press preview of the exhibition Still Joy — From Ukraine Into the World, which will take place on Thursday, 7 May, at 9:00 at Palazzo Contarini Polignac, Sestiere Dorsoduro, 874, 30123, Venice, Italy.
Press preview programme:
09:00–10:00 — morning coffee, introduction to the works of the artists
10:00–11:00 — press conference and guided tour of the exhibition with curators Björn Geldhof and Oleksandra Pogrebnyak, as well as the participating artists
14:00–14:30 — presentation of the book about Zhanna Kadyrova with the participation of the artist
Please confirm your attendance by 5 May 2026. Registration is required. Confirmation will be sent to the email address provided by 18:00 on 5 May 2026.
Still Joy — From Ukraine Into the World (9.05.2026 — 1.08.2026)
Participating artists include: Kateryna Aliinyk (UKR), Piotr Armianovski (UKR), Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller (CAN), Julian Charrière (CH), Tacita Dean (UK), Ryan Gander (UK), Gabrielle Goliath (SA), Nikita Kadan (UKR), Zhanna Kadyrova (UKR), Alevtina Kakhidze (UKR), Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk (UKR), Pavlo Kovach (UKR), Bogdana Kosmina (UKR), Katya Lesiv (UKR), KaterynaLysovenko (UKR), Simone Post, (NLD) Ashfika Rahman (Bangladesh), Daniel Turner (USA), Álvaro Urbano (ESP), Lesia Vasylchenko (UKR), Oleksiy Sai & Yury Gruzinov (UKR).
Still Joy — From Ukraine into the World brings together leading international and Ukrainian artists reflecting on the concept of joy as both a vital force and a radical act of humanity. The exhibition’s starting point and disruptive agent are the testimonies collected by the Ukrainian story-gatherer Hlib Stryzhko, a marine, veteran, and former prisoner of war. These stories are anchoring fragments of reality within the exhibition.
Across all its layers, Still Joy responds to the present moment — originating in Ukraine and extending beyond — to a place that is fragile, yet resilient, where joy endures!
Also on May 7 at 11:30, the press conference of the National Pavilion of Ukraine and the press preview of the project «Guarantees of Security» will take place at the Arsenale and Giardini. At 16:30, the exhibition will officially open.
