(Members Only) Exhibition Openings: Peter Hujar & Oleksandr Glyadelov

Please do not RSVP if you are currently not a Museum member. The Ukrainian Museum is excited to present the exhibition Peter Hujar: Rialto. Peter Hujar (1934–1987) exemplified the downtown New York arts scene. His training, paired with his identity and background, resulted in the powerfully disruptive and influential photographs that he created in the early years of his career. Born into a Ukrainian American immigrant family, he would later plant his roots in the heart of New York City’s East Village, also known as the Ukrainian Village, where he would be enthralled by the world of performance art, music, theatre, and literature. This exhibition at the Ukrainian Museum will feature 75 of Hujar’s earliest photographs – from 1955 until 1969. Portraits, country landscapes, and city life will be the focus of the exhibition. Oleksandr Glyadelov has lived and worked in Kyiv since 1974. His work addresses humanitarian crises, child homelessness, HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, prisons, and military conflicts. As an independent professional photojournalist, he has covered military conflicts in Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Ukraine. Oleksandr Glyadelov’s photographic exhibition features sites and events that he has documented across Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The images function as timestamps profoundly recording both devastation and survival during the ongoing war. Glyadelov captures urban scenes and rural settlements, often just hours after their destruction. Glyadelov is the winner of the 2020 Shevchenko Prize. This event is open only to Museum members. Admission is free, but registration is required. Programs and exhibitions are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. More Info below.