FLINTA Bodies and Sexualities in Ukrainian Art of 11th–20th Centuries (26.03. 18:30)

The lecture traces the stories of performance and representation of women’s, genderqueer and non-heterosexual bodies in Ukraine from the 11th till the late 20th century emphasising a claim to presence and recognition in a heteronormative society. We will see how Ukrainian bodies performed acts of political will, resisted normative patriarchy and colonial oppression, and created new imaginaries and futures in art.

FLINTA Bodies and Sexualities in Ukrainian Art of 11th–20th Centuries

What’s Missing? An Art History Lecture Series

Donnerstag, 26.03.2026, 18:30 Uhr

The lecture traces the stories of performance and representation of women’s, genderqueer and non-heterosexual bodies in Ukraine from the 11th till the late 20th century emphasising a claim to presence and recognition in a heteronormative society. We will see how Ukrainian bodies performed acts of political will, resisted normative patriarchy and colonial oppression, and created new imaginaries and futures in art.

Maria Vtorushyna (they/them) is an art historian and curator with particular interest in notions of gender diversity and coloniality of gender. Currently pursuing a PhD at European University Viadrina, they have previously worked as a researcher at the Centre for Gender and Diversity at Maastricht University; at Künstlerhaus Bethanien and at the international department of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Maria were an artistic director of Kyiv Art Week from 2016 to 2021.

🖼️ Lecture

📅 When? 26.03. 18:30

📍 Where? QUEER MUSEUM VIENNA | Baumgartner Höhe 1, 1140 Wien

💬 Language: Englisch

💶 Free admission, donations are welcome

Image: Oksana Pavlenko. Long Live March 8!, 1930–31. Collection of the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU).

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