Among many exhibitions opening this month, we recommend flower fields, modern artists' works and embroidery glowing at night.
Art pavilion Mystetsky Arsenal will feature the works of more than 100 artists reflecting on questions of Ukrainian identity, independence, current problems and the future.
The exhibition titled “The Independent” includes modern art pieces of creative styles and mediums, including installations and audio and video technology.
This introspective show talks about Ukraine’s journey as a new democracy through art.
From Monday, Aug. 22 – Sept. 11, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Mystecky Arsenal, 12-14 Lavrska St., 288-5226, artarsenal.in.ua/en. Tickets: Hr. 10-30. Free entrance on Aug. 24.
A stunning flower show will open on Spivoche Field. Each of nine flower compositions presented is made of about 50,000 thousand flowers.
Floral designers have been growing the plants, buying materials and designing compositions since winter. To see smaller-scale floral creations, stop by the fair where amateur and professional florists display and sell their pieces.
From Saturday, Aug. 20 – Sept. 4, Spivoche Pole, metro Arsenalna.
Free admission.
Nature and art lovers will enjoy the organic art show “Young Ukraine – Independent and Magical” held in Kyiv’s House of Nature. The exhibition will include landscapes, still-lifes and portraits made of petals, banana peels, poplar and other unexpected materials.
Aug. 18 – Sept. 18, open Tuesday through Saturday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.,
House of Nature, metro Ploshcha Lva Tolstogo, 3 Rognedinskaya St., 234-4547, tickets: Hr. 5-10.
The new Museum of Embroidery opens its doors to the public on Aug. 19. Its collection features traditional Ukrainian embroidered textiles and icons, some of which, believe it or not, even glow in the dark.
Due to special techniques, the fabrics play tricks with your vision. In celebration of Independence Day, the museum will exhibit an embroidered flag of Ukraine, which is visible with your eyes closed.
Friday, Aug. 19, opening at 2:00 p.m., Museum of Embroidery,
23 A Kurchatova St., metro Lisova, 097-315-1691, tickets: Hr. 10-20.
