2020 Faculty Biennial Profile: Katherine Turczan | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2020 Faculty Biennial Profile: Katherine Turczan

November 04, 2020
Black and white photograph of a memorial ; Katherine Turczan
Katherine Turczan

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пам’ятник/Memorial is a project that documents the forgotten demolished and repurposed monuments in Ukraine. Once, statues of Lenin stood in every Soviet city and small village. Now, most are destroyed, with only the pedestals remaining. These structures are scattered throughout the countryside, reminding us of a tumultuous past and uncertain future.

About Katherine Turczan

Photographer Katherine Turczan's work documents post-communist life in Ukraine. Her work has been exhibited and collected by major museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, Fulbright, and the Bush Foundation, among others. Turczan has taught at MCAD since 1995. She received her BFA from Cooper Union and her MFA from Yale University.

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