Ezhi Onukh

Ezhi Onukh, Curator of the Ukrainian national presentation for 49th Venice Biennial, Modern Art Center Head on the press-conference in the UNIAN in Kyiv, on Wednesday, November 21, 2001. On June 6 -November 4 of 2001 Ukraine first will take part in the International Forum "The 049th Venice Biennial Exhibition" in Paris, France. Participation of Ukraine in this program is a part of Culture Ministry's program. In August 2001Ukrainian Minister of Culture appointed Evgenyi Karas for the commissioner of Ukrainian presentation. Onuh was appointed for curator in September 2000, artist - Ukrainian representatives on Biennial - Igor Podolchak and Igor Dyurich - in January 2001. The same month a Hr800,000 budget for participation of Ukraine in Biennial was confirmed. On March 19, 2001 after the urgent recommendations of Union of Artists and Ukrainian Academy of Arts, in accordance with order of vice -prime-minister Nikolay Zhulinskyi, Alexander Fedoruk State Service Office on control over transference of culture values abroad was appointed for presentation commissioner. It is possible that Ukrainian delegation will be completely changed. Photo by Alexander Sinitsa/ UNIAN