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Spilne Art, together with Ukraine House in Denmark, have unveiled a new iteration of Maria Kulykivska’s ongoing project “My Body is a Battlefield. Copenhagen.”

On November 18, Maria Kulykivska’s “Pregnant Series” was unveiled as an outdoor installation along the Ukraine House waterfront, where it will be on view until December 26. These works—cast from the artist’s body months before the full-scale Russian invasion—feature shell casings, mine fragments, and dried flowers brought from Ukraine’s frontline regions. Transparent and vulnerable, yet strong and undeniably alive, the sculptures combine themes of destruction and restoration, transforming the human body into a site of memory, resistance, and resilience.

The opening was followed by an Artist Talk with Maria Kulykivska, which began with an introductory speech by the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Tetyana Berezhna, setting the tone for a conversation about displacement, artistic self-realization, and the role of art in experiencing trauma and asserting identity during war.

Earlier in November, at a meeting of culture ministers from over 40 countries in Copenhagen, Spilne Art presented Kulykivska’s work to an international audience — contributing to the discussion of cultural resilience and the preservation of Ukrainian heritage. During the same event, Minister of Culture Tetyana Berezhna introduced the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Foundation (UCHF).

On November 9, the opening of the exhibition by Tetiana Ovsiichuk “The Premiere That Won’t Happen” took place as part of the annual Spilne Art program in the 3.6.9 Space Kyiv.

“The Premiere That Won’t Happen” is an exhibition where art installation, painting, music, photography, theater and cinema are combined in one multidimensional artistic composition.

This is an exhibition about memory, pain and cultural heritage, created by the artist, costume designer, painter and installation artist – Tetiana Ovsiichuk and the contemporary art platform Spilne Art.

The musical canvas of the exhibition was created by the music director, singer, composer and choirmaster – Susanna Karpenko. The author of the photos is the photographer Sonia Plakydiuk. The film-performance is directed by Nikon Romanchenko and the cinematographer Mykhailo Liubarsky. The performances of the exhibition “The Premiere That Will Not Happen” are attended by theater and film actors Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Marina Koshkina, Vitalii Azhnov, Tetiana Mikhina, Susanna Karpenko.

This is a story about generations that were deprived of the opportunity to write their own play. About a culture that grows despite itself on scorched earth.

“The play was not written because Ukrainian writers were destroyed. Burnt out, uprooted generations through time and to this day. A dialogue of generations that did not take place. A consistently interrupted inheritance that carries confusion.” – Tetiana Ovsiichuk

Act One: “The Wedding”

Act “The Wedding” is about memory and ritual, about oblivion, about pain and joy, the sanctity of celebration, sacred importance. Orphan’s wedding, loneliness and solitude, doomed to a fate we do not know.

Act Two: “Lamentation”

In the folk tradition, lamentation is a way to experience loss, to give form to pain, to allow oneself to let go. In this act, it becomes a musical-verbal therapy, in which tenderness, longing, despair and rebirth are experienced through “singing-crying”. From this singing-crying, a lullaby is born – a symbol of memory, life and continuation.

The exhibition will run from November 9, 2025 to January 11, 2026 at 24 Stryletska Street. You can find out more about the annual exhibition program on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art platform and 3.6.9 Space Kyiv.

The full list of works in the exhibition can be found at the link

On September 24, the opening of Andrii Kasianchuk’s exhibition “Flower repair workshop” took place as part of the annual Spilne Art program in the 3.6.9 Space Kyiv.

“Flower Repair Workshop” is a photo study of the theater as a space of transformation, where the stage becomes a place of intersection of pain, hope and rebirth. Andriy Kasyanchuk’s series of photographs examines how art interacts with the human soul and reflects its experience through the prism of the theater.
The photos were created by the author during rehearsals and performances at the Ivan Franko National Academic Theater.
The project is built on the analogy of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. The symbols of war, which have become part of our everyday life, are interpreted here through the artistic technique of comparing it with Hell. The theater, in turn, appears as Purgatory – a space of internal struggle for hope and renewal. The end point of this path is Paradise, which in the project symbolizes emotional and spiritual upliftment.

The exhibition lasted: September 24 – October 23 in the space 3.6.9 Space Kyiv, at 24 Striletska Street. You can find out more about the annual exhibition program on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art platform and 3.6.9 Space Kyiv.

The full list of works in the exhibition can be found at the link

We are pleased to share that Spilne Art successfully participated in the international art fair Viennacontemporary 2025, which took place from September 11 to 14 in Vienna.

Our stand presented the works of Vasyl Tkachenko (Lyakh) and Oleksandr Kryzhanovsky, which were part of the Imagines Agentes project – a visual dialogue where image, memory and emotion intertwine and mutually reinforce each other.

The list of works by the authors can be found at the link: Oleksandr Kryzhanovsky, Vasyl Tkachenko (Lyakh).

On August 19, the opening of the group exhibition “I Remember This Place, Because It Remembers Me” took place as part of the annual Spilne Art program at 3.6.9 Space Kyiv. The exhibition featured works by Anton Saienko, Bohdan Lokatyr, Vasyl Tkachenko (Lyakha), Margarita Zhurunova, Anna Taradina, Natalia Lisova, Vitaliy Kokhan, Hanna Ghidora, and Eva Kafidova. The project was curated by Kateryna Tsyhykalo and Tetyana Gauk.

The project calls for a return to the cities and places that give us strength. In times of deep fatigue, loss, and uncertainty, we intuitively reach for points of support — real or imaginary, external or internal. The format of place here is not literal: it can be a city you want to return to, a room from your childhood, the smell of fresh bread, a view from the window, the air after the rain, the taste of your mother’s cooking, the touch of the bark of a tree that is still standing. These are spaces that stitch us together, keep us afloat, give bodies to our memory and our presence.

Place is not only geography, but also an emotional state. It can be a memory, a dream, a fictional landscape. It can be a point to which we return in our imagination when things get tough. But for a long time now, for many, the place itself has become just a memory. War mercilessly wipes out entire cities that were home, light, and foundation for someone. We watch as real places transform into phantom ones — they no longer exist in the physical dimension, but continue to live within us.

This project is an attempt to compile a map of inner cities, intimate territories that nourish and sustain us. This is a dialogue with our own sources of strength. We want to ask the question: Where is your point of strength? What place holds you? What restores you when everything collapses?

The exhibition brings together artistic expressions that explore the experience of losing and finding a place — both physical and mental. It is a space for nostalgia, but also for affirmation: even if a place is destroyed, its presence in us can provide resistance. Through art, we look for new ways to remember, live, and return — again and again — to a place where it becomes easier for us to breathe.

The exhibition lasted: August 19 – September 15 at 3.6.9 Space Kyiv, at 24 Stryletska Street. You can find out more about the annual exhibition program on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art platform and 3.6.9 Space Kyiv.

The full list of works in the exhibition can be found at the link

On August 13, the opening of the exhibition by Serhii Maidukov, “August. Night. Winter” took place as part of the annual Spilne Art program in the Peremoga space.

The exhibition “August. Night. Winter” is an attempt to go beyond the obvious and formalized perception. It is based on abstract geometry, devoid of direct visual associations with objects of the real world. Serhii Maidukov deliberately eliminates any recognizable rhymes, offering the viewer an autonomous space of perception, free from narrative pressure. These forms do not describe, they sound – like a complex, chaotic, but no less expressive melody of an internal state.

The exhibition is united by several reference points – time coordinates and the author’s internal consent to share these works with the viewer. And although their external form is built on an abstract language, some of the works still have a powerful semantic focus – such as the triptych “August. Night. Winter. ”. This series is an allusion to the Donetsk landscape and at the same time to the Donetsk myth. The waste heap here is not just a form, but a variable projection of the essence.

“In Soviet times, they were in the context of effective work, with the advent of independence, the waste heaps seem to begin to mark poverty and destitution. Later, they acquire the status of an incomprehensible legacy: they are there, but what to do with them. Shouldn’t they be used? How to use them? Get gas? Plant greenery? Use in construction?
By the end of the first decade of the 2000s, the waste heaps become the calling card of the Donetsk region. Since 2014, they have acquired a certain status of resistance to Russian aggression, they have found their way into music, literature, poetry. Since 2022, they have become important heights for which battles are being fought. Today, they are moving into the category of protected phenomena, a kind of Atlantis or something like that,” notes Serhii Maidukov.

The exhibition lasted: August 13 – September 12 in the Peremoga space, at Yaroslaviv Val, 15.

More details about the annual exhibition program can be found on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art and Peremoga platforms.

The full list of the author’s works can be found at the link

On May 10, the opening of the exhibition by Jan Bachynski, “Time caresses its Children,” took place as part of the annual Spilne Art program in the Peremoga space.

A solo exhibition by artist, curator, and director Jan Bachynski — about sadness that turns into joy, about things that come back to life. In his practice, the artist works with fabric bas-reliefs, sculptures, videos, and his personal archive — in particular, with clothing that survived exile, war, and the return home.

The series of works began as a diary of wartime exile. The sculptures were created from fragments of everyday life, from abandoned and found objects — primarily from the author’s own clothing. After returning home, the artist’s attention switched to the material itself — to an attempt to revive the unlived: ancient, modern, personal, and alien. This is a story about efforts to assemble a disintegrating world, about individual resistance, and contemplation of entropy.

The exhibition lasted from May 10 to June 14 in the Peremoga space, at Yaroslaviv Val, 15.

More details about the annual exhibition program can be found on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art and Peremoga platforms.
The full list of the author’s works can be found at the link.

On June 28, the opening of the group exhibition “Quiet Inside” by artists Olga Chykalo, Tamara Turliun, Karina Synytsia and Anastasia Leliuk will take place as part of the annual exhibition program of the Spilne Art platform in collaboration with the Peremoga space.

The next exhibition – after the exhibition by Yan Bachynsky “Time Licks Its Children” – becomes an attempt to reveal the present in visual language. Each exhibition creates a separate focal point through form, color, scale, theatricality and silence, and together they form a diverse understanding of time. Artists work at the intersection of personal experience and shared memory: some explore everyday life, others reveal deep images of the continuity of generations.

“Quiet Inside”, curated by Tetiana Tadai, explores the feelings and states that every person is currently experiencing; which can be reflected through the sensuality of the artists’ perception. “These states are not always comfortable, quite the opposite; they cannot be described, because there are no words to combine your emotions into already existing words. And you just have to be in this state,” says the curator.

The exhibition opens on June 28 at 5:00 PM (and will run until July 27) in the Peremoga space, at Yaroslaviv Val, 15. You can find more information about the annual exhibition program on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art and Peremoga platforms.

On our Instagram you will find updated information about the public program of the exhibition and the schedule for visiting the space.

Catalogue and price list of the exhibition.

“Collectors” is a special section of the “Snobs” podcast in collaboration with Spilne Art, which opens the door to the world of Ukrainian contemporary art through the stories of its main connoisseurs. The host of the section – art consultant and founder of Spilne Art Natalia Tkachenko – communicates with cultural figures, entrepreneurs, patrons and media people, lawyers who not only collect art, but also change the ecosystem of collecting.

Guests of the section:

➤ Stella Beniaminova
The founder of the Stedley Art Foundation talks about the development of her private collection, support for young artists and the role of Ukrainian art on the international stage. The conversation includes the names of such prominent artists as Oleksandr Zhyvotkov, Oleksandr Dubovyk and Oleksandr Sukholit.

➤ Yana Barinova
Project Manager of the ERSTE Foundation, former Director of the Department of Culture of the Kyiv City State Administration, Doctor of Sciences of Sorbonne University. Yana explains what cultural diplomacy is and why it is key to promoting of Ukrainian art in the world.

➤ Mykola Davydiuk
A political scientist, collector and author reflects on how war and tragedy affect the popularity of art. He also shares his experience investing in cultural projects and his vision of the Ukrainian art market.

➤ Adam Kharlampovych
An entrepreneur, patron of the arts, philanthropist and co-founder of the NGO “Algorithm of Action” talks about why he invests in Ukrainian art, how the works of Nikita Kadan and Oleksandr Krotevych appeared in his collection, as well as the development of cultural initiatives in Lutsk.

➤ Hnat Zabrodsky
A lawyer in the field of culture, the head of legal projects in the field of art talks about legal barriers, clarifies the problematic aspects of collecting – taxes, contracts, market mechanisms. And also lifts the curtain on his own art collection.

Each issue is an opportunity to look into the collections of iconic personalities and understand how art shapes our society. Listen to “Snobs” and discover new names and ideas with Spilne Art!

🔗 You can listen and watch the episodes at the link.

On November 13, the exhibition “Hidden, Silent and Almost Invisible” opened in the Peremoga space — exploring the aesthetics of the everyday and the meaning of simple gestures in life.

This exhibition brought together the work of Olena Pryduvalova and Anastasia Leliuk, who turned to personal experiences, revealing the meaning of simple objects and actions in our everyday lives. The artists’ works invite viewers to reflect on interactions with spontaneous markets, urban theories and spaces that become symbols of memory and vital resistance.

The exhibition was curated by: Anna Shabaltiy.

During the exhibition, special events took place: an artist talk with artists who, in a conversation with Anna Shabaltiy, shared their views on the aesthetics of simple gestures and talked about the creative processes behind the creation of the project, as well as a curatorial tour conducted by the founder and CEO of Spilne Art Natalia Tkachenko and artist Olena Pryduvalova. These meetings were a great opportunity to delve deeper into the meanings of the exhibition, feel its special mood and, through personal interactions, ask the artists questions.

We thank everyone who joined this event, and we invite you to new exhibitions in the Peremoga business space in 2025.

We are waiting for you in the world of art!