About this Event
Kyiv, 1918: under the brief but hopeful tenure of the all-Ukrainian Central Rada, a group of Jewish political and cultural figures founded the Kultur-Lige, a centralized network of social and cultural organizations responsible for the promotion of contemporary Yiddish culture. With a who’s who roster of scholars, artists, and notables enlisted, the Kultur-Lige would grow to represent Jewish autonomy in Ukraine through its robust subdivisions of theater, education, health, arts, publishing, music, and libraries whose activities spread to nearly 100 Ukrainian towns and shtetls. The Lige’s impact was far-reaching on modernist and graphic art and the Yiddish literary canon, and it helped to foster remarkable cooperation between Jewish and Ukrainian cultural figures.
Alexandra Exter’s art studio in Kyiv, with the Kyiv Art School, formed the main breeding grounds for artists committed to developing “Jewish” art. Coinciding with The Ukrainian Museum’s current exhibition Alexandra Exter: The Stage Is a World, this event is part of a series that celebrates Exter’s influence on Ukrainian Jewish artists of her time.
Join us at The Ukrainian Museum for a visual presentation by Sara Softness, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, where she oversees Collections and Exhibitions. Previously Ms. Softness held interdisciplinary curatorial roles at The Walther Collection, Brooklyn Museum, Guggenheim Museum, and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. She is a graduate of Amherst College and Yale University.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street, New York, United States
USD 12.51 to USD 17.85
