Ukraine and
European Modernism

Katia Denysova, curator and art historian at the University of Tübingen, gives a talk on Ukraine’s place in European modernism, the cultural exchanges that shaped its avant-garde, and the role of modernist art in contemporary cultural diplomacy and national sovereignty. Drawing on her co-curatorial work on In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, winner of the 2023 Apollo Exhibition of the Year Award, she considers how Ukraine’s modernist heritage speaks to international audiences today. The talk belongs to Modernism and the Making of Contemporary Europe, a lecture and podcast series curated by Dr John Greaney exploring modernist literature, art and culture. It begins at 7pm on Monday 7 December 2026 at the Museum of Literature Ireland, 86 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. Free tickets can be reserved online.