Modern Art Research Institute of Ukrainian Academy of Arts is a unique institute in Ukraine that exercises the fundamental scientific researches in the field of all kinds of the modern art

Contemporary art

Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...

, the practical and search studios directed on development of the professional modern art and architecture, the adoption of new creative technologies, the formation of national culture, the preparation and the edition of monographies and scientific papers of the principal directions of scientific activity.

It was found in December 2001, under the auspices of the Ministry of culture and art of Ukraine, the vice-president НАН of Ukraine I. F. Kuras, the vice-prime-minister of Ukraine (humanitarian dept.) V. P. Seminojenko.

Functions

• Systematization of information on the new world developments and researches in all fields of art,
• Monitoring of activity of cultural institutions and the analysis of results,
• Scientific researches into the theory and history of culture in general and from the point of view of detection of universal laws of historical manifestations, evolution and functioning in the modern world of hypertechnologies.

Leadership

• Director — V. Sydorenko
  Victor Sydorenko
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• Deputy director (scientific dept.) — A. Puchkov,
• Deputy director (general dept.) — P. Makhno,
• Academic secretary— O. Sitkareva,
• Head of publication dept. — Y. Sherbak,
• Head of art-tech. dept. — O. Chervinsky.

Projects

• 50th and 52nd Venice Biennale
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  ; V. Sydorenko, curators: A. Soloviev, A. Fedoruk),
• «East neighbours» (Utrecht
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  , Netherlands),
• «Authentification» (Paris, France),
• «Gogolfest
  Gogolfest
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  » (curator A. Solomoukha
  Anton Solomoukha
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  ),
• «Art-Kiev» (curator A. Solomoukha),
• «Gurzuf seasons» (curator О. Avramenko),
• «Kiev - Paris»,
• «International festival of social culture», «The newest directions» (Ukraine).
• «Quicker than history», Museum of Modern Art KIASMA
  Kiasma
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   (Finland
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  ),
• «Blood - the lines and connections», Museum of Modern Art of Denver (USA),
• «Travers Video» 10th International festival of installation and video, Toulouse
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  ),
• «Now», 5th International Art festival, Magdeburg (Germany
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Films

• «Nikolay VIngranovsky» (director Marina Kondratieva),
• «Once I woke up» (director Marina Kondratieva),
• «Real master class» (director Oksana Chepelik).

Collective monographies

• «Essays about the history of cinematography of Ukraine»,
• «Essays about the history of theatrical art of Ukraine XХ century»,
• «Essays about the history of fine art of Ukraine ХХ century: 2 vol.»

Periodicals

• Since 1998 - «Art criticism of Ukraine»,
• Since 1999 - «Art horizons»,
• Since 2003 - «Art, history, modernity, theory»,
• Since 2004 - «Modern Art»,
• Since 2004 - «Contemporary problems of research, restoration and cultural heritage preservations»,
• Since 2004 - «Art culture. Actual problems»,
• Since 2005 - «Contemporary problems of art-education in Ukraine»,
• Since 2008 - Illustrated magazine «Art-Italics» (Арт-Курсив).

Partners

• «Fondation of Tereshenko» (Kiev),
• The ministry of culture and tourism of Ukraine,
• Ukrainian Academy of Arts (Kiev),
• Национальная академия изобразительного искусства и архитектуры (Киев),
• Stichting Cultural Aid (Netherlands).