One of Ukraine’s most important living artists, Makov set off by car for the Venice Biennale on March 2, squeezing in his wife, two female family friends and his 92-year-old mother. Photo: AFP
Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days.
Not only do the Russians intend to take over his country, the Russian-born Ukrainian national says, but they are also bent on erasing Ukrainian culture.
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Pavlo Makov at Venice Biennale
One of Ukraine’s most important living artists, Makov set off by car for the Venice Biennale on March 2, squeezing in his wife, two female family friends and his 92-year-old mother. Photo: AFP
Visitors view the installation 'Fountain Of Exhaustion' by Makov at Ukraine's pavilion, on a press day ahead of the 59th Venice Art Biennale in Venice on April 19. Photo: AFP
"It is like a diplomatic mission for us,’’ said Makov about participating at the Venice Biennale. "I see myself less as an artist and more as a citizen of my country." Photo: AFP
The copper funnels that comprise Makov's sculpture for the Ukrainian Pavilion were in Kiev, and were driven out of the country by one of the curators, Maria Lanko. Photo: AFP
Art curator Maria Lanko and Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov pose at Ukraine's pavilion in Venice. Photo: AFP
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