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Charlotte Higgins in Venice

‘We are fighting for our culture’: Ukrainian artists head to Venice Biennale

Pavlo Makov, the official Ukrainian artist at the Venice Bennale 2022, with curator Maria Lanko in Venice.
Pavlo Makov, the official Ukrainian artist at the Venice Bennale 2022, with curator Maria Lanko in Venice. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

“Russia’s idea is to eliminate Ukraine – and to eliminate Ukrainian culture. If it has no culture, Ukraine does not exist.”

That was the sentiment that compelled Pavlo Makov, the official Ukrainian artist at the 59th Venice Biennale, to head to Italy to install his exhibition.

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