When?
Saturday, February 15 · 2 – 3pm EST
Where?
Ukrainian Museum (222 East 6th Street New York, NY 10003)
About this event
The prominent avant-garde artist Volodymyr Tatlin traveled to Berlin and Paris performing on the traditional Ukrainian musical instrument, the bandura, while playing the role of a blind kobzar, a Ukrainian minstrel-bard, in a kind of conceptual performance art that was ahead of its time. Legend has it that Tatlin performed for Picasso in Paris. Join us at The Ukrainian Museum for an intriguing event exploring Tatlin’s creative concept with a re-creation of his performances, preceded by a talk about the historically intrinsic Ukrainian tradition of the kobzars, many of whom were blind. Our guest speaker and musical artist will be the internationally acclaimed bandurist Julian Kytasty. Mr. Kytasty will be joined by Ukrainian Museum director Peter Doroshenko, who will give a talk about Tatlin’s performances.
Julian Kytasty photo credit: Waldemart Klyuzko/Yara Arts Group