CAM Summer Exhibition Features
Contemporary Ukrainian Artist
Living Through War: Works from Kharkiv by
Bella Logachova
On
View July 28, 2022 – June 11, 2023
Opening
Reception Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Bella
Logachova, Hleb
Peremir (Bread Peace 2019) from
the ARtNUO
(New Ukrainian Ornaments) Series,
2019, archival print, Courtesy of the artist and Sabine Kutt Photography
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“Art
distracts and gives strength. Art will always be against war.”
Living Through War: Works from Kharkiv by Bella Logachova is
a reaction against the war in Ukraine as it is actively taking place. Each work gives unique insight into the
perspective of an artist living through the violence and destruction of her homeland.
With
this exhibition, the Castellani
Art Museum of Niagara University (CAM) strives
to bring empathy and awareness to the war in Ukraine while supporting an artist and her country embroiled in
conflict. The exhibition will
be on view Thursday,
July 28, 2022 with
an opening
reception from 4:30–7:30 p.m with
RSVP required.
The
first hour, 4:30–5:30 p.m., is for Museum Members and features a special tour. From 5:30-7:30 p.m., the public
can explore the exhibition, hear remarks from co-curator Sabine Kutt and leadership from the Dnipro Ukrainian
Cultural Center, and attend a short public gallery tour. Additional programs will be hosted during the run of
the exhibition.
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Bella
Logachova, DNR
(Donetskaya
Narodnaya Respublica) from the ARtNUO
(New Ukrainian Ornaments) Series,
2022, archival print, Courtesy of the artist and Sabine Kutt Photography
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Living Through War: Works from Kharkiv by Bella Logachova offers
the incredibly rare opportunity to see through the eyes of a person in an active combat zone. The CAM will
exhibit nineteen of Bella Logachova’s artworks from the ARtNUO
(New Ukrainian Ornaments) Series, produced
from 2014 through 2022, along with a video of the artist. Combining imagery that is traditional to Ukrainian
folk art along with military icons and symbols, Bella Logachova creates complex and narrative digital
images.
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Bella
Logachova is a Ukrainian artist and photographer, born in Mariupol in 1973. She graduated from the Kharkiv
State Academy of Design and Art, where she currently teaches Media Arts and is a co-founder of SOSka art group,
including the Excess film group, in Kharkiv. She has exhibited her work throughout Europe and Ukraine.
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Bella
Logachova in Kharkiv with Boing
777, from
the ARtNUO
(New Ukrainian Ornaments) Series,
2022, archival print, Courtesy of the artist and Sabine Kutt Photography
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This
exhibition is co-curated with Sabine Kutt of Sabine Kutt Photography. Sabine Kutt is a photographer, art
curator, choreographer, and ballet master. Born and raised in East Germany, she has resided in the United
States since 2001. Sabine Kutt curates international exhibitions and special events, and
currently represents women artists, including Bella Logachova.
VASA
Journal of Images and Culture published an interview with Bella Logachova and Sabine Kutt announcing the CAM's
upcoming exhibition. Sabine
Kutt is also the author of the accompanying essay titled "Only Women Can Do That—The
Feminine Element in Photography."
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Bella
Logachova, WARWARWARWAR from
the ARtNUO
(New Ukrainian Ornaments) Series,
2022, archival print. Courtesy of the artist and Sabine Kutt Photography
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The Dnipro
Ukrainian Cultural Center in Buffalo, an
important exhibition partner, is providing project support and lending traditional Ukrainian needlework for
visual reference in the exhibition. The gallery will feature a QR code that allows CAM visitors to donate
directly to Dnipro’s Ukrainian Humanitarian and Medical Aid charity fund. On Saturday, July 30, the CAM will
host a special day of programming for Dnipro members and supporters to visit Living
Through War.
Smaller
Bella Logachova prints will be editioned and sold to support the artist and Ukrainian organizations she selects
for donations.
During
a time of many global conflicts, the CAM supports creativity across borders and recognizes the deep
contributions of immigrant, refugee, and BIPOC communities to the cultural fabric of the Buffalo-Niagara
region. Additional programs referencing these powerful works will be hosted during the run of the exhibition
for Niagara University students, local school districts, and the general public.
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