A Heart That Beats – Focus on Queer Ukrainian Art

“In the current global preoccupation with Ukraine, art rarely comes into focus – and the queer community even more rarely. The Schwules Museum is therefore presenting something extraordinary: “A Heart That Beats – Focus on Queer Ukrainian Art” is the first group exhibition to show queer Ukrainian art in the context of the history of queer communities in Ukraine – under the Soviet regime, in the first years of independence, and currently in resistance to the Russian invasion. The artistic positions tell of struggles against discrimination and exclusion, trace the influence of historically significant moments on queer bodies and queer relationships, and show how queer identity, gender, love and belonging are currently discussed and represented in Ukraine. …”