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Ai Weiwei and Maksym Butkevych — In Conversation | RIBBON Talks

RIBBON hosted an in conversation event with artist Ai Weiwei and journalist, human rights activist, and war veteran Maksym Butkevych. The talk marked the opening of Three Perfectly Proportioned Spheres and Camouflage Uniforms Painted White, a major new site-specific artwork by Ai Weiwei at Pavilion 13 in Kyiv. Commissioned by RIBBON International, the installation is a response to the escalating armed conflicts shaping the present, drawing upon Ai’s long-standing practice of reinterpreting ideologically-charged objects of the past to address the urgent humanitarian issues of today. This talk is the first in a series of public events curated by Pavilion of Culture, titled ‘Addressing the Concealed’, a series which will run across weekends throughout the exhibition. More events will be announced soon. Ai Weiwei (b. 1957, Beijing) leads a diverse and prolific practice that encompasses sculptural installation, filmmaking, photography, ceramics, painting, writing and social media. A conceptual artist who fuses traditional craftsmanship and his Chinese heritage, Ai Weiwei moves freely between a variety of formal languages to reflect on the contemporary geopolitical and sociopolitical condition. Ai Weiwei’s work and life regularly interact and inform one another, often extending to his activism and advocacy for international human rights. Maksym Butkevych (b. 1977, Kyiv) is a prominent human rights activist. Maksym's career as a journalist began in 1999, and before the war, he led a Ukrainian NGO helping refugees find protection in Ukraine. Despite his long history of anti-militarism and pacifism, Maksym served on the frontline as part of Armed Forces of Ukraine, and was captured by the Russian military in 2022, held and tortured for two years before being released as part of a prisoner swap in October 2024. More about the project: ribbon-int.org/projects/ai-weiwei-three-perfectly-proportioned-spheres-and-camouflage-uniforms-painted-white Follow RIBBON on Instagram for more: instagram.com/ribbon.international Subscribe to this channel for talks, studio visits and artist commissions across Ukraine. #AiWeiwei #MaksymButkevych #RIBBON #RIBBONTalks #Pavilion13 #ContemporaryArt #PublicProgram #HumanRights #WarAndArt #FreedomOfSpeech #CulturalResistance #Ukraine