URGENCY!
Ukraine
On View: June 22 – July 7, 2022
Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
Free admission.
Featuring: Lynsey Addario | Oleksandr Chekmenev | Maxim Dondyuk | David Guttenfelder | Carol Guzy | Ron Haviv | Tyler Hicks | Brendan Hoffman | Julia Kochetova | Dmytro Kozatsky | Alex Lourie | Evgeniy Maloletka | Mikhail Palinchak | Oksana Parafeniuk | Erin Trieb | Nicole Tung
Curated by Ukrainian-American photographer Sasha Maslov, New York Times photo editor Cecilia Bohan and BDC director Michael Kamber.
Exhibitions at the Bronx Documentary Center are made possible by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Foundation support is provided by the Clif Family Foundation, Chris Hondros Fund, Four Friends Foundation, Ford Foundation, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Lawrence Foundation, Pierre and Tania Matisse Foundation, Peck Foundation, Scherman Foundation, and the Van Agtmael Fund. Special thanks to our corporate sponsors Adobe, BronxCare Health System, Fujifilm, and Montefiore Health System.
The exhibition will feature more than 50 photos showing the devastating conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Photos will be sold to raise money for Ukrainian journalists, via the 24.02 Journalism Emergency Fund.
A panel discussion will be held on June 28th with photographers included in the show; the exhibition will remain on view until July 7th. This exhibition is part of the BDC’s URGENCY! Series.
The BDC’s URGENCY! series is a real-time response to critical worldwide events, through exhibitions and public programs, with the aim of creating dialogue and education around these events as they’re happening.
Images: (Header): People flee Russian forces advancing in the town of Irpin March 8, 2022. They were forced to cross a bridge, destroyed by Ukrainians, and pass through areas that have been attacked by artillery. © Ron Haviv / VII
(Below): © David Guttenfelder for The New York Times