In Denmark, sculptures about the war by Ukrainian artist Maria Kulikovska were destroyed at exhibition
Nataliya Popovych, Director of the Ukraine House in Denmark, and the Spilne Art gallery reported that an unknown individual destroyed sculptures from the exhibition My Body Is a Battlefield. Copenhagen by Ukrainian artist Maria Kulikovska, which was held in Denmark.
Photo credit: Nataliya PopovychThe exhibition opened on November 18 and was scheduled to run until December 26. According to Popovych, the exposition depicted the memory of war, vulnerability, and resilience of Ukrainian women. As a result of the attack, two sculptures of pregnant women and a memorial flower figure were destroyed.
The attack occurred during the day on December 22. CCTV cameras captured the actions of the unknown individual.
Photo credit: Nataliya Popovych
Photo credit: Nataliya PopovychMaria Kulikovska has previously encountered violence against her works. In 2014, militants shot up her sculptures at the Izolyatsia Art Centre, and after the 254 performance at the Hermitage, the artist was detained and threatened with forced psychiatric confinement.
Commenting on the events in Copenhagen, Kulikovska explained that she sees the same logic in them – the destruction of art as a form of political pressure and an attack on a defenseless body. She understands that the sculptures were intentionally broken and views their destruction as the beginning of a period of mourning and a shift toward a more radical artistic language.
To provide background, in October 2025, singer and songwriter Kate Bush united leading British artists in the Sound & Vision charity project to raise funds for War Child, an organization that supports children in armed conflict zones.
Previously, the DTEK energy company filmed a Christmas musical performance, “Shchedryk,” in the machine hall of a thermal power plant (TPP) that was destroyed by Russian attacks, and called on the world to strengthen the protection of Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
In December 2025, the ethno-band DakhaBrakha presented the lullaby “Dytyatochko,” which the musicians dedicated to Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. The song was recorded against the backdrop of the monumental installation “Black Cloud,” which was displayed at the 2025 Burning Man festival.
