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Exploring Ukrainian avant-garde: Oleksandra Ekster

2025/5/23
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Anna Lodyhina: 作为一名艺术史学家，我致力于研究并揭示像Oleksandra Ekster这样的乌克兰艺术家的真实身份，因为长期以来，俄罗斯一直在盗用我们的文化遗产。Ekster是一位在世界范围内被认为是俄罗斯画家的艺术家，但事实上，她与乌克兰的联系远比俄罗斯紧密。我希望通过我的研究，能够纠正这一历史性的错误，向世界证明Ekster是一位真正的乌克兰艺术家。我在基辅生活了35年，这里才是我的家，我的艺术灵感也来源于这片土地。我希望通过我的工作，能够唤起人们对乌克兰文化遗产的重视，并帮助乌克兰艺术家重新获得应有的尊重和认可。 Tetyana Ogarkova: 我完全同意Anna的观点。俄罗斯不仅在侵占我们的领土，还在篡改我们的历史，盗用我们的文化。他们试图将所有在俄罗斯帝国时期出生的艺术家都归为俄罗斯人，这完全无视了这些艺术家自身的文化认同。我们必须反击这种文化挪用，保护我们的文化遗产。我们必须向世界展示，乌克兰有着自己独特的文化和艺术传统，而像Ekster这样的艺术家，正是这一传统的杰出代表。俄罗斯的文化帝国主义行径必须被揭露和制止，乌克兰的文化身份必须得到尊重和保护。

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This chapter introduces Oleksandra Ekster, a prominent Ukrainian avant-garde artist, and highlights the importance of reclaiming Ukrainian artists from narratives that misrepresent their nationality. It emphasizes Ekster's strong connection to Kyiv despite being born in present-day Poland, and the significance of her work within the context of Ukrainian cultural identity.
  • Oleksandra Ekster's Ukrainian identity is established, despite her birthplace and the prevalent misrepresentation of her as a Russian artist.
  • Ekster's extensive time in Kyiv (35 years) shaped her identity as a 'Kyiv person'.
  • The importance of researching and disseminating accurate information about Ukrainian artists is stressed, especially in the face of Russian appropriation of cultural heritage.

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In this episode, we will explore the life and works of Oleksandra Ekster, a prominent Ukrainian avant-garde artist of the early 20th century. We will discuss cubofuturism, the cultural identity of Kyiv, the role of women in Ukrainian art, and the connections between Ukrainian and European avant-garde art.

Our guest for this episode is Anna Lodygina, a Ukrainian art historian and journalist. She recently published a book in Ukrainian titled "Stories of Ukrainian Artists: Oleksandra Ekster." This conversation is moderated by Tetyana Ogarkova, a Ukrainian literary scholar and journalist, author of the podcast "L’Ukraine face a la guerre" (Ukraine facing the war) in French, and head of international outreach at Ukraine Crisis Media Centre.

"Explaining Ukraine" is a podcast of UkraineWorld, an English-language media outlet about Ukraine run by Internews Ukraine.

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This episode is made in partnership with Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and under the framework of the project HER-UKR: Challenges and opportunities for EU heritage diplomacy in Ukraine, co-funded by the EU within the ERASMUS+ Jean Monnet Policy Debate action.