Victory Day
Exhibition of posters by Andriy Yermolenko and Wojciech Korkuć in Lviv
The exhibition of posters by Ukrainian artist Andriy Yermolenko and Polish graphic artist Wojciech Korkuć, after having been presented in the courtyard of the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw, will be shown in Lviv. From 9 to 19 June 2022, forty works will be displayed in the public garden “On the Ramparts” on Pidvalna Street, most of which were created after February 24, 2022 in response to the invasion of Russia and the heroic resistance of Ukraine.
“Title of the show Victory Day refers not only to the date of the show’s opening in Warsaw – 9 May, but also to the expectations and hopes for a real victory day, when Ukraine – supported by allies – will finally defeat the enemy.” – says curator of the show Piotr Bernatowicz. “In a sense, Ukraine has already triumphed. The heroic resistance of Ukrainian people in the face of the invasion, which Andriy Yermolenko supports with his posters, is a victory of freedom over imperial dictates and terror. We believe that, eventually, this victory day will come and Putin will be defeated, Ukraine will regain its raided territories, and the famous poster Achtung Russia, which was created by Wojciech Korkuć following the occupation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 will finally lose its ominous relevance.”
Andriy Yermolenko was born in Kyiv in 1974. He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where he studied chemistry. In the past he was the artistic director of the magazines Chas.ua, Profil and currently heads Ukrainian Week. He is the author of animation projects for STB and Channel 5, a member of the artistic group, Association of Free Artists and took part in numerous group and individual exhibitions.
Wojciech Korkuć was born in 1967 in Mińsk Mazowiecki. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1993, he obtained his diploma in the Poster Design Studio of prof. Mieczysław Wasilewski. He designs posters, press illustration, and visual identifications. In 1996, he founded KOREKSTUDIO.
