Works by Volodymyr Tatlin from the collection of the Adamovskiy Foundation were presented at Tatlin: Kyiv, the first-ever solo exhibition of the artist in North America, held at The Ukrainian Museum in New York.
The exhibition ran from February 6 to April 27, 2025, and offered a rare opportunity to explore the legacy of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century avant-garde.
A pioneering avant-garde artist and founder of Constructivism, he was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and lived and worked in Kyiv from 1925 to 1927. The exhibition reconstructed the artist’s Kyiv studio and presented works created during this period, offering an immersive experience of the environment where his art was conceived and developed.
The show served as an educational catalyst for the decolonization of Ukrainian art, reframing Tatlin’s legacy within the context of Ukrainian cultural history. By shedding light on his Kyiv years, the exhibition contributed to the broader preservation and recognition of Ukrainian artistic heritage. In addition, Tatlin: Kyiv reexamined a major gap in the discourse of art history by including Tatlin’s work of the late 1920s.
Alongside the Adamovskiy Foundation, loans for the exhibition were provided by the National Museum of Art of Ukraine, the Dovzhenko Center, the Museum of Theatrical, Musical, and Film Arts, and the Vernadsky Library.
Location: The Ukrainian Museum, New York
222 East 6th Street
New York, New York 10003
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