In the Eye of the Storm:
Modernism in Ukraine
(Konstantin Akinsha, Katia Denysova,
Olena Kashuba-Volvach, 2022)
Modernism on the edge — creation against collapse.
In the Eye of the Storm reveals a chapter that history almost erased — the Ukrainian avant-garde of the early 20th century.
It’s a story of radical experiments born in turbulence: artists reimagining form, typography, and identity amid revolution and repression.
The book restores names and works long overshadowed by imperial narratives, showing that Ukraine was not a secondary player in modernism but one of its engines.
Every page vibrates with contrast — bold geometry beside political fragility, hope beside censorship. It’s both an art history and an act of cultural reclamation.
Beyond its visual richness, the book feels urgent. It reminds us that creativity can flourish even in chaos, and that design, at its core, is resistance through vision.
Modernism in Ukraine was born not in silence, but in the storm — a dialogue between freedom and survival.
