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Comment | Why a country should invest in art—even when it’s under attack

While physically defending their country, Ukrainian artist’s work provides oxygen for urgent issues that demand attention and dialogue, writes Björn Geldhof, the artistic director of the PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv

Björn Geldhof
12 May 2025
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Ashfika Rahman's Behula and a Thousand Tales 2024 won last year's Future Generation Art Prize, bringing a reality to Kyiv that is not Ukrainian, but in which many visitors saw themselves

Photo by Oleksandr Piliugin/Pinchuk Art Centre Future Generation Art Prize