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Presentation Details
Fridman Gallery presents drawings and a film by the Ukrainian artist Dana Kavelina that address military violence from a feminist perspective. Kavelina, who is currently living in Germany in exile from the war in Ukraine, originally created her drawing series Exit to the Blind Spot for a 2019 exhibition at the Kmytiv Museum of Soviet Art. These meditations on rape as a weapon of war seek to give voice to the women who have been silenced in the dominant narratives glorifying male military heroism. They are part of Kavelina’s ongoing project to “speak about history as a whole without leaving out the blind spots, in order to not leave any wounds untreated.”
About the Gallery
Founded in 2013 and located in New York, NY and Beacon, NY, Fridman Gallery represents artists working across disciplines, from painting and sculpture to video and sound art. We host performances, publish artist books, and release vinyl records. Our Beacon location is home to an international artist residency, and the NYC gallery invites a curator-in-residence each year.
Dana Kavelina, Captain and the woman (portrait made of their own free will) (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 16.5 x 11.75 inches.
Dana Kavelina, Father! (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 12 x 10.25 inches.
Dana Kavelina, honour – dishonour, 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper 12 x 8.5 inches.
Dana Kavelina, let us be silent at the negotiation table (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 16.5 x 11.75 inches
Dana Kavelina, Metropolis, 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper 16.5 x 11.75 inches
Dana Kavelina, from the threads of silence a pullover for a soldier is sewn (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper.
Dana Kavelina, machina - τέλος (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 16.5 x 11.75 inches
Dana Kavelina, military holiday exposition (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 15 x 11.75 inches
Dana Kavelina, the enemy - to lie (similar in Russian) (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and blood-stained thread on paper, 16.5 x 15 inches
Dana Kavelina, thought experiment in the zone of military conflict (1 – enemy soldier, 2 – our soldier, 3 – enemy woman, 4 – our woman), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 16.5 x 11.75 inches.
Dana Kavelina, vagina (Latin for "sheath") (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, graphite and colored pencil on paper, 16.5 x 11.75
Dana Kavelina, after the last war we became related to our enemies (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper 16.5 x 11.75 inches
Dana Kavelina, woman kills the son of the enemy (Communications. Exit to the Blind Spot series), 2019, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 12.5 x 11.75 inches.
