We reconfim our solidarity with a country located in the heart of Europe involved in a hard conflict. Superstudio Village - a former industrial area under renovation at Bovisa, destined to become the fourth hub of Superstudio in Milan, - will host in the next few days "Italy x Ukraine", an event defined by an intense series of events, very different from each other, with the purpose to highlight some of the many "pluses" of the country, but also the complexity of its present.
Organized by the association "Vitaukr Italia" (vitaukr.org) - in collaboration with "Let’s do it, Ukraine!" / "Let's do it, Italy!" and with the patronage of the Municipality of Milan, the City of Venice, the Embassy of Ukraine in Italy, the Embassy of Italy in Ukraine and the Institute of Italian Culture in Kiev - this event offers a program conceived to captivate all our feelings, with moments of cultural enrichment, others dedicated to the love for beauty expressed in art, literature and music, others still for deepening and reflection.
The starting point ...
Saturday 1 October,
3.30 pm: inauguration, an absolute preview in our country, of the day light exhibition "Italy x Ukraine Free Land", an interactive exhibition of contemporary art, which includes paintings, prints and installations (in progress during the week duration of the exhibition), of about 150 artists, with works of young people and children, hosted in a designated space. The exhibition will be open to the public from 2 to 9 October, from 10 am to6 pm.
And to follow ...
Sunday 2 October,
3 pm: presentation of the book by Ugo Poletti "In the heart of Odessa", the cosmopolitan and multicultural pearl of the Black Sea,
4.30 pm: "Fashion for Freedom" show, with looks of the local brands Vozianu, Hana Stu, Edelvika and Vilna. The "models": no professionals, "simply" a group of Ukrainian girls who will enhance the "natural" soul of glamour, without make-up and without hair styling, confirming how the message, always positive, of beauty, therefore of harmony, comes from authenticity and spontaneity.
Thursday 6 October,
5/7 pm: direct testimonies of the "open wounds", that the people of Ukraine today are experiencing. A further preview for Italy which includes speeches, discussions, exchanges of opinions with the public, including the press.
Friday 7 October,
5/7 pm: presentation of the "Ukraine after the invasion" project, by "Zmina" and "Mipl", local organizations fighting for human rights.
Saturday 8 October,
3 pm: "lecture" on Ukrainian contemporary art between history and current events by the critic Kseniia Konstantynenko,
4.30 pm: presentation by Marina Sorina and Pina Piccolo of poems by Ukrainian authors in their own language and in Italian.
Sunday 9 October,
4 pm: musical performance “Lesja Ukrajinka. Free sparks of my voice ", introduced by Vira Dinios, spokesperson for the authors of the country,
5.30 pm: testimony by Paolo Coia, designer and artist “Ukraine inside. Six years in Ukraine, seven months as a volunteer",
6.30 pm: Official closing of the exhibition and the event with the presence of the critic Giorgio Grasso.



