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Censorship: What more appropriate gesture for an exhibition on the state of Feminism in Russia?
In the spirit of International Women’s Day – a holiday allegedly dedicated to inspiring women to rise above their status as secondary citizens by commemorating that very status – institutions around the world are making token gestures and sending flowers. … Continue reading
“Pussy Riot: Punk Prayer,” honored at Sundance, and coming soon to HBO
Over the last year, the whole world seemed to be following the Pussy Riot case. From Madonna to Angela Merkel, the group found some pretty outspoken advocates. Now, with legal outs exhausted and two members in labor camps (one of … Continue reading
“The End of Fun” for the Russian Art World?: A Look Back at 2012
2012 will go down as the Year of the Balaclava for the Russian Art World, the year when all the world put on their Free Pussy Riot t-shirts and smiled for the cameras. (Which, admittedly, is still a big step … Continue reading
An Award that Matters: Moscow’s Art Scene honors its “Comrades”
With the ArtReview Power 100 now on the stands, the buzz – all by people who have read the list, mind you – tends to be on how little these kinds of commendations really mean. Not true of the Soratnik … Continue reading
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Tagged Arseny Zhilaev, Artguide, EliKuka, Ira Korina, Masha Kravtsova, Pussy Riot, Soratnik
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And then there were two: Pussy Riot member set free after “proving” she didn’t actually get to perform
Today, the Art Newspaper confirmed that Pussy Riot will be somewhere in the middle of Art Review’s Power 100 list, still yet to hit the stands this year. According to the article, an editor from Art Review had the following, somewhat … Continue reading
Pussy Riot – What just happened, and why are they back in the News Feeds?
Today Moscow witnessed an appeal hearing for Pussy Riot – or tried to. The proceedings were halted less than five minutes into the trial (which you can watch in Russian here, or read English translation transcripts here) when group member … Continue reading
Pussy Riot not on the Kandinsky Prize Shortlist
Today the shortlist for the 2012 Kandinsky Prize was announced. The 21 nominees for Project of the Year (culled from a list of 188) and 16 (out of 197) for the Young Generation Award will be featured in an exhibition … Continue reading
Posted in Moscow
Tagged AES + F, Dmitry Venkov, Kandinsky Prize, Pussy Riot, Russian contemporary art
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Politics and P.R. (Pussy Riot, Punk Rock, PRokhorova, and, well, just PR)
As the court deliberates on the fate of Pussy Riot, celebrities and cultural ministers and yes, even some actual Russians have voiced concern. In an interview with Pussy Riot’s lawyers, the New Times’ Elena Masyuk marvels that this trial has done … Continue reading
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Tagged Elena Masyuk, Irina Prokhorova, Mark Feigin, Necrorealists, Pussy Riot, Violetta Volkova
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Pussy Riot, Madonna, High Court Hijinks and What it means to be a Hooligan
Like most of the world – judging from the number of Pussy-Riot-relard requests in our inbox – we have spent the last week watching The Trial of Pussy Riot, a tragicomedy that plays more like something from the files of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Kiedis, Chto Delat?, Julia Ioffe, Madonna, Mark Feygin, Michael Idov, Pussy Riot, Slavoj Zizek
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The Trial of Pussy Riot, coming to a Twitter feed near you
So, admittedly, we’ve kept our mouths shut about Pussy Riot this week, if only because so many other sources have sprung to cover the trial. Actually, “keeping our mouths shut” may not be the most sensitive phrasing. The Red Hot … Continue reading
