Art in Ukraine: Bullets and barricades

When the EuroMaidan protests began in November 2013, street art took on a different meaning in Ukraine. It could be a half-burnt piece of barricade, a bullet painted red or a military helmet: all artifacts that were on display at an exhibitionin Kiev this March. Now, a show in Austria takes a step back to look at how artists gave the uprising a voice. Welcome to Ukraine (pictured) is a painting by Ivan Semesyuk who, along with Olexa Mann and a group of anarchist artists, constructed a roofless plywood shack close to the barricades. Called the Artistic Barbican, it became a venue for exhibiting ironic works that became popular among protesters.