Refusing victimhood and commanding attention: Kateryna Botanova

Gagarin, the Eurozine podcast

Ukrainian artists are pressured by their international peers who still entertain the naive idea that the purpose of culture is reconciliation. They have to push back against these naive initiatives, but walk a tightrope as they need to nevertheless keep western attention, says curator and art historian Kateryna Botanova. This episode is a condensed and edited version of a longer conversation, which is available in its entirety only to our Patrons, featuring bonus material about what European youth have been afraid of – and how their concerns have quickly shifted. You can get access to the full episode, and more giveaways by becoming a Patron for as little as €5 a month at patreon.com/eurozine You can read Kateryna Botanova's article in Eurozine, including the two she discusses in this episode: The art of misunderstanding, 2 January 2023 https://www.eurozine.com/the-art-of-misunderstanding/ Defined by silence: The Ukrainian art that was destroyed - and the art that never happened 6 May 2022 https://www.eurozine.com/defined-by-silence/ Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review so more people can find us. You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter, so you’ll always know what’s worth thinking about: www.eurozine.com/newsletter/