Nikita Kadan, "After All," 2026. "Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World" / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

"Still Joy"
Review by Philippe Riss-Schmidt
May 17, 2026
The World Rebuilt Through Love

Julia“Fobia”.StillJoy—From Ukraine Into The World /BiennaleArte2026. PinchukArtCentre.Photo:ValentynaRostovikova/PRYZMphotography

Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk, Dedicated to the Youth of the World II, 2019

PiotrArmianovski,cMeandMariupol, 2017, "StillJoycFromcUkraine IntoTheWorld" /BiennaleArte2026.PinchukArtCentre.©PhotoOKNOStudio

Simone Post, She Knew She/It/They Would Melt, 2026. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Kateryna Aliinyk, Night in Heaven, 2026. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Tacita Dean, If I Were at the Adlon, 2025. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Tacita Dean, Sakura (Totsube II), 2026. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Gabrielle Goliath, Personal Accounts (a quiet rush), 2025. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Álvaro Urbano, Disobedience After Hilma af Klint (Kalyna), 2026. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World_Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Julian Charrière, Where Waters Meet, 2019. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World_Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Lesia Vasylchenko, 1534, 2026. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

Ashfika Rahman, Than Para — No Land Without Us, 2025–ongoing. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

“"Still Joy" is beautiful. It is moving. It carries an intelligent and universal message with the full weight of what has been lived. What if the world rebuilt itself through love? ”

Zhanna Kadyrova, Refugees, 2023. Still Joy — From Ukraine Into The World / Biennale Arte 2026. PinchukArtCentre. © Photo OKNO Studio

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“"Still Joy" is beautiful. It is moving. It carries an intelligent and universal message with the full weight of what has been lived. What if the world rebuilt itself through love? ”