New art gallery opened downtown Minsk

The gallery of contemporary art, named “Y”, was opened on the 7th of October downtown Minsk. It’s an ambitious project, which fuses together an exhibition space, book store, café and a library for its visitors within 120 sq. meters.

The gallery positions itself as a venue of open culture, where everyone has an opportunity to find out more about the latest tendencies in contemporary Belarusian art, participate in discussions with art critics or take a master-class.

Sergei Kiryuschenko’s project "It's High Time to Get Down to Down-to-Earth Art" is the gallery’s first exhibition. which is on display through October 26, 2009.

“Y” gallery is located at Nezalezhnasti Ave., 37a.

Video by ONT

Photos from Sergei Kiryuschenko’s exposition by Dasha Buben