Catalog of exhibition at The Ukrainian Institute of America in New York that originated at Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago.
On the occasion of the disasterÕs thirtieth anniversary in 2016, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago commissioned a fine art print project and accompanying exhibition titled, ÒChornobyl: Artists Respond.Ó
The UIMA invited thirty Chicago-based artists to participate in the projectÑeach artist to create an original print in an edition of fortyÑin commemoration of the tragic event. Coming from diverse cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds, the artists were challenged to address the project in reflection to personal and global knowledge and interpretation of the Chornobyl disaster.