Meet MOT
Module of Temporality is a new temporary cultural space in Kyiv by the don’t Take Fake team. The two-storey structure, built from 27 containers-modules, will host an exhibition with 28 artists from 10 countries and a series of special events over the course of three months. In this way the team wants to demonstrate that large-scale cultural projects are possible in Ukraine even during the war and to raise funds for the restoration of cultural institutions damaged by russian aggression. DTF Magazine presents a special online project that will gradually tell the story of the project and introduce its participants.
88
days of exhibition
28
artists
10
countries
27
containers
417м²
square meters of space
ABOUT MOT
MOT was made possible with the support of
MOT is the biggest and most challenging project in don’t Take Fake’s 12-year history. Why did the team challenge itself?
balbek bureau was responsible for the architectural concept and the interior of MOT. We talked to its founder, Slava Balbek.
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About the exhibition and the artists
The central event of MOT is an exhibition created especially for this project. On the two floors of the space, both new heroes and artists known on the international art scene will present their works — canvases, sculptures, installations, and audiovisual works. The curator of the exhibition is Fabrice Bousteau, French art critic, curator and editor-in-chief of Beaux Arts magazine. In this section, we will tell you more about the participants of the exhibition, as well as do a series of exclusive interviews.
“MOT is about the fact that even in the midst of utter disaster and collapse, there remains room for life”, curator Fabrice Bousteau
Adel ABDESSEMED
Subodh GUPTA
Mark JENKINS
JR
Thomas HIRSCHHORN
Zhanna KADYROVA
KIMSOOJA
Alexey KONDAKOV
Nikita KRAVTSOV
Maria KULIKOVSKA
Roman MININ
Tania MOURAUD
Prune NOURRY
Cleon PETERSON
Anri SALA
Soundwalk Collective &
Patti Smith
Pablo VALBUENA
VHILS
WAONE
Zevs
What do you need to know about MOT participants? Briefly
Stay tuned for information soon
Stay tuned for information soon
MOT FUND
One of the goals of the project is to help restore cultural objects damaged by military operations. Anyone can join in filling the fund by purchasing a ticket to the space or any item in the gift store, and then the artists’ works at a special auction.
100% of the fund will be donated by the MOT team to restore art institutions and monuments, including museums, which at the end of the project will be chosen by the project team and cultural experts. Depending on the amount raised and the extent of the damage, we will have the opportunity to support one or more objects.
“While working on the project, we met many like-minded people among Ukrainian and international businesses who contributed to the realization of MOT and became our partners”, the don’t Take Fake team notes.
Initiators and organizers
Architectural concept and interior
Visual identity
