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SUMMARY:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky
DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage des
 igner\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career wit
 hin the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting i
 n Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across
  realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socia
 list Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earli
 est known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre si
 te in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his lat
 er nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.
  Having witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political t
 error\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbui
 ng his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglect
 ed\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities
 \, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditi
 ons. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subject
 s with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. “For my father\, honesty an
 d integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of free
 dom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it cea
 sed to be art.†— Galina Lembersky\, daughter Exhibit curated by Yele
 na Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzyc
 ki\, WCEE Director. Works on loan from the private collection of Yelena 
 Lembersky. Contact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing. If ther
 e is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please co
 ntact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice 
 is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the univer
 sity to arrange.\n\nMore info: https://events.umich.edu/event/149975\n\n
 https://findlocal.community/event/56c5c96c-cc56-4ae2-b4f0-fce808d56e42
LOCATION:The University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, MI
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/56c5c96c-cc56-4ae2-b4f0-fce808d56e4
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