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In the last decade of the twentieth century, Ukrainian artists who worked in the post-Soviet era had no hope of publicly and regularly exhibiting their works. Nowadays, art objects with an ideological programme, many of which are kept in museum and private collections in our country, have moved to storage without the prospect of being seen in the near future. Unlike the phenomenon of "degenerate art" in Nazi Germany, the Ukrainian practice of hiding art objects has not been studied. Perhaps it's time to reflect on this phenomenon? In her new book, art historian Diana Klochko offers to look at the problem of "hidden art" as something that prevents Ukrainians from realising the scale and complexity of their own visual heritage through essays, comments, and conversations with museum workers and curators. On the pages of this publication, readers will see dozens of works that have not been exhibited for years, as well as those that have received expert commentary for the first time in this book. In addition, the author reflects on the problem of fixing exhibitions and preserving private photo archives. "Hidden Art" raises the question of how to make the Ukrainian artistic heritage visible.