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Naoczny świadek rosyjskiej wojny w Ukrainie: kwestia straty i sztuki
Eye Witnessing the Russian War in Ukraine: Loss and the Arts

Author(s): Kateryna Iakovlenko
Contributor(s): Małgorzata Sadowska (Translator)
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Sociology of Art, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: War; Art; essay; Russian War in Ukraine; Loss;

Summary/Abstract: While describing the first months of the full-scale Russian war in Ukraine the presented article considers the materiality of art during wartime: the destruction and appropriation of cultural heritage and infrastructure, the risk of being involved in violent operations and losing a life. Furthermore, the essay problematizes the value and symbolism of objects and art and deals with artworks as a strategy of intellectual and historical resistance.

  • Issue Year: 343/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 166-172
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish
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