Ukrainian artist makes cultural stand at Venice Biennale

Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov is representing his country at the 2022 Venice Biennale, the 59th edition of the international art exhibition. Makov titled his work ‘The Fountain of Exhaustion, Acqua Alta.’ Image courtesy of the Venice Biennale, photo credit Andrea Avezzu.
Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov is representing his country at the 2022 Venice Biennale, the 59th edition of the international art exhibition. Makov titled his work ‘The Fountain of Exhaustion, Acqua Alta.’ Image courtesy of the Venice Biennale, photo credit Andrea Avezzu.

VENICE, Italy (AP) – Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days. Not only do the Russians intend to take over his country, the Russian-born Ukrainian national says, but they are also bent on erasing Ukrainian culture.

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