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"To Know Us Better". Curator Amelie Schüle on Anton Shebetko's exhibition at Foam museum in Amsterdam.

Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better, 2022 © Foam - Photo Josef Degabriele 2.jpg

Anton Shebetko (1990, Ukraine) uses extensive research to highlight the Queer history of Ukraine and its absence in this nation's public memory. He works actively with members of the Ukrainian LGBTQ+ community that flourished within a conservative Ukrainian society. Through interviews and archival research, Shebetko strives to construct a public memory and raise awareness for the national Queer community.

  • Angelique, from the series To Know Us Better © Anton Shebetko.jpg
  • Kinder Limo, from the series To Know Us Better © Anton Shebetko.jpg
  • Laslo, from the series To Know Us Better © Anton Shebetko.jpg
  • Zhenya, from the series To Know Us Better © Anton Shebetko.jpg
  • Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better, 2022 © Foam - Photo Josef Degabriele 2.jpg
  • Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better, 2022 © Foam - Photo Josef Degabriele 3.jpg
  • Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better, 2022 © Foam 2.jpg
  • Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better, 2022 © Foam 3.jpg
  • Anton Shebetko - To Know Us Better, 2022 © Foam.jpg

Anton Shebetko is a Ukrainian artist and photographer from Kyiv. He currently lives in Amsterdam.

Anton works closely with LGBTQ + topics, themes of memory, loss of identity, plurality of history, and the role that photography can play in revealing these stories. His extensive research is devoted to the forgotten queer history of Ukraine. His range of projects varies from installations and interventions dedicated to old cruising spots and underground gay resorts in Crimea to more relevant topics such as Ukrainian LGBTQ + soldiers.

Amelie Schüle is curator and head of public practice at FOAM in Amsterdam.

In her work, Amelie focuses on the crossroads between art, culture and society. At Foam, she is responsible for the public programming and projects outside the walls of the museum such as the project location MAQAM and Galerie Mercatorplein. Her department aims to implement a public-centred practice focussing on accessibility, inclusion, collaboration, and interdisciplinarity. From 2018 until early 2020 she was a curator at Unseen Amsterdam. Before this, she worked for 6 years in the commercial gallery sector.