Exhibit Archive

Kultur-Lige, one of the largest educational Jewish organizations, was created at the beginning of 1918 in Kyiv.  The aim of its activities was to develop culture in Yiddish. In the fall of 1918 its educational, publishing, library, music, theatre, literature and art sections were launched. In Kyiv, Kultur-Lige opened a People’s University, a gymnasia, a gymnasia for teachers and “Kultur-Liga” publishing house. A drawing section and a museum were attached to its Art Section.

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On the 20th of December at 13.30 Ukrainian National Information News Agency (UNIAN) held a press-conference dedicated to the completion of the first stage of the all-national project “Living Art” and its culmination – the exhibition entitled “Children”. Its opening took place at the National Art Museum of Ukraine on the 12th of December (Saturday) at 14:00. Honorable guests were the most active participants of the “Living Art” project – preschool children, school and university students.

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„…the artist was inspired by the investigations of contemporary psychologists, philosophers and bioenergeticians in the field of the research of the unique almond-shaped organ, which is situated in our brain – the amygdala.   This organ appears to be connected with the emotional life and memory. It makes us sensitive to the memories and images of the past and to the flow of time…”

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From 1930 to 1936 Picasso worked at a big series of engravings, applying different graphic techniques. That was a long project, which in a year appeared in the hands of Vollard.  This collection – 97 engravings and 3 portraits of the dealer – was later entitled “Suite Vollard “.

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