Tripolar Is Back In Paris To Celebrate Ukrainian Talent
Earlier this year, the Tripolar: Part 1 pop-up titled Genesis opened up in Saint-Germain as a way to celebrate and highlight Ukrainian talent amidst the Russian invasion. The collective is back in Paris this week with its second chapter titled Actualité, once again hosted at the future site of jewellery designer Charlotte Chesnais’ store. The space was reimagined by set designer Avoir and modelled after post-Soviet public spaces defined by brutalist brick structures and repurposed automobile tires. This engaging setup opens with a diptych by Ukrainian artist and Kharkiv School of Photography founder Boris Mykhailov, monochromatic prints by Michael Buksha and ceramic replicas of archeology museum artefacts by TROYANDA studio.
The 90s urban-inspired space was conceived to compliment the eclectic lineup of talents including LVMH prize-shortlisted designer Anton Belinskiy and Central Saint Martin’s graduate Masha Popova, whose Y2K designs perfectly capture the Perestroika movement of post-soviet Ukraine. This year, Bellinsky will be releasing an exclusive t-shirt printed with the national passport cover that has become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance. They’ll be joined by young talents like Yasya Khomenko who has cultivated a cult following thanks to their up-cycled designs.
Along with fashion, the pop-up will also be showcasing the country's developing scene of street and documentary photography. The space will be screening shorts by emerging video artists like Yarema & Himey’s film Kyiv’s Youth Leaving a Grocery Store. A collectible zine art directed and published by M/M Paris will be released to coincide with the physical event and features the work from the lineup of artists. This will include architectural still lives by Elena Subach and melancholic male nudes by Vic Bakin.
If you’re one of the haute couture crowd, or just lucky enough to be in the City of Light for no particular reason this week, check out the Tripolar: Part 2 Actualité pop-up that runs from July 1-6 at 169 Boulevard Saint-Germain.