Tag Archives: Nadya Tolokonnikova

Swearbots, Pussy Riot, and a glimpse Out of Time

Posted on May 7, 2014 by baibakovartprojects

Admittedly, from the Western perspective, things have been a bit rocky in Russia lately. (In a piece for the New Republic, satirical bloggers Kermlin suggested giving up optimism and instead start placing bets on the worst possible outcomes, as either way you’re … Continue reading →

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Bleak is the New Black: Nadya Tolokonnikova describes life in a Russian penal colony

Posted on September 25, 2013 by baibakovartprojects

While we have tried to maintain a critical distance from some of the more outright provocations of and around the Pussy Riot group (for the obvious reason that sometimes indulging the more spectacular aspects of the case keeps the attention … Continue reading →

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“Re-Aligned Art” Brings Chto Delat, Pussy Riot, et al, to Norway

Posted on September 16, 2013 by baibakovartprojects

e-flux’s Adam Kleinman wasn’t the only visitor to Katya Degot‘s and David Riff‘s Bergen Assembly that was swayed by Chto Delat‘s new A Border Musical, 2013, which sets a Songspiel-styled, transnational romance in remote Finnmark (for many a reminder that Norway … Continue reading →

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