Contemporary Ukrainian art - post 1991 - got an extra home in Kyiv this September with the opening of the Pinchuk Art Gallery.
Ukrainian businessman Viktor Pinchuk is the money and idea behind the new Pinchuk Art Gallery in Kyiv. His personal (and pretty extensive, by the sounds of it) collection of modern art is the basis for the gallery, but exhibitions also include all kinds of post 1991 art - new independent Ukrainian art, from painting through sculpture to photography.
Local artists including Arsen Savadov, Oleg Kulik, Illia Chichkan and Alexander Gnilitsky are amongst the famous locals featured in the gallery. Modern installations including video screens, disco music and strobelights also make it interesting. Pinchuk has big plans to become the leading light in Ukrainian contemporary art, so check it out on your next visit to Kyiv in Ukraine.
