Come watch and listen to Olexandr Shakirov's poetic performance "System of Contemporary Conceptual Poetry"
06/12/2024

Come watch and listen to Olexandr Shakirov's poetic performance "System of Contemporary Conceptual Poetry"

We invite you to an interesting event within the framework of Bohdan Buchkovsky's exhibition "Graze Pavlo the cowww", namely the poetic performance by Oleksandr Shakirov "System of Contemporary Conceptual Poetry", which will take place on December 14 at 5:00 PM.

“Poetry-painting, concrete poetry, visual, visual poetry, word art, conceptual art, this synergy of word formation and fine art should have long been unified into a single artistic system — the system of modern conceptual poetry. This will be the most important artistic lecture, a poetic performance that everyone should see. If you are passionate about art, you should be here. If you create art — you should be here. If you want to create art — you should be here. We are at the forefront of modern processes, world history is being made in Ukraine — not only on the battlefield, but also in the theory of art. Don’t miss the historical event,” — Oleksandr Shakirov.

As a bonus, the lecture-performance will feature a presentation of the artist's new avant-garde poetry collection, "Sixty."

WHEN: Saturday, December 14, at 5:00 PM
WHERE: Artsvit Gallery, Dnipro, Krutogornyy Uzviz 21a. Entrance from Uspenskaya Square through glass sliding doors

Photo: Stanislav Pyvonos
Design: Olena Misyura

Olexandr Shakirov (11/28/1984) is a contemporary conceptual poet who lives and works in the city of Dnipro. Author of seven books: "Love and Repulsion at the Heart of the Futurist" (2013), "Mysticism Around the Corner, Proses of the Adjacent Courtyard" (2013), "Manifesto" (2014), "Collection of Minimalist Poems" (miniature A8 format edition, 2022), "Collection of Transparent Poems" (all poems laser-cut, 2021-2022). Founded the samizdat "Amazing Journey to The King of all Cosmos". Participated in many contemporary art festivals, created poetic murals in Mystetskyi Alley in Dnipro. Organizer of numerous artistic and poetic events, including public poetry readings in Dnipro "Poetry, Poetry", "Poetry in Mystetskyi Alley" and solo poetry evenings at Spalah Rooftop Poetry Club. Author of the Telegram channel about contemporary art and modern conceptual poetry t.me/postfuturism.

Come watch and listen to Olexandr Shakirov's poetic performance "System of Contemporary Conceptual Poetry"

Other News

16 вересня 2026
Autumn Programme of Artsvit for Kids: Legends About the City

On September 26, Artsvit for Kids launches its autumn art programme «Legends about the City», led by Alina Shtefan. The programme invites children to explore the mysteries and legends of the city and discover its places of inspiration.

Meetings will take place every Saturday for 10 weeks: at 11:00 AM for children aged 6–9, and at 1:00 PM for children aged 10–13.

We will discover what secrets the Great River has hidden beneath the water, build cardboard bridges, write a short diary of a future traveller, create our own tram line with unusual stops, invent their names, and draw a map of the starry Dnipro. There will also be many other discoveries, adventures, encounters, and creative experiments along the way!

...
15 вересня 2026
Secondary Archive is Launching the Next Open Call for the Younger Generation of Women Artists from Central and Eastern Europe!

The Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation and its partners invite female-identifying visual artists aged 35 and under from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine to apply to Secondary Archive.

Secondary Archive is an online archive dedicated to the work, perspectives and voices of women artists from Central and Eastern Europe. The Open Call invites a new generation of artists to become part of the platform and contribute their perspectives to the archive.

 

...