Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot Founder’s Exhibition in Austria Vandalised
A provocative installation by Nadya Tolokonnikova, cofounder of the Russian punk/anarchist collective Pussy Riot…
12 December 2024
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Russian Cyber Attack Halts Banksy’s Ukraine Charity Sale – Pussy Riot Scatters Putin’s Ashes – Art Night Moves To Dundee
Russian Cyber Attack Halts Banksy’s Ukraine Charity Sale – Pussy Riot Scatters Putin’s Ashes – Art Night Moves To Dundee
12 January 2023
Pussy Riot Protests Putin’s Palace – Swiss Authorities Drop Dmitry Rybolovlev Case – Giuseppe Penone Donates 200 More Works
Pussy Riot Protests Putin’s Palace – Swiss Authorities Drop Dmitry Rybolovlev Case – Giuseppe Penone Donates 200 More Works
28 January 2021
Pussy Riot: Russia Ordered To Pay $55,000 For Human Rights Violations
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the Russian Government in the case of Punk activist band Pussy Riot, whose members include Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina.
6 December 2018
Pussy Riot Member Maria Alyokhina Ordered To Do Community Service
Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhinais has been ordered to do 40 hours of community service stemming from a protest staged at the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on 20th December. Judge Yulia Mordvina ruled that Alyokhina had “violated the law on public gatherings”.
3 January 2018
Pussy Riot and Pyotr Pavlensky Join Forces For Saatchi Gallery Exhibition
Art Riot: Post-Soviet Actionism, is a new exhibition dedicated to Post-Soviet Union protest art over the past 25 years. This is a world premiere for protest artists Pussy Riot and Pyotr Pavlensky. Alongside this exhibition, award-winning theatre group Les Enfant Terribles will present Inside Pussy Riot, a groundbreaking immersive theatre experience including performances by founding Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.
15 November 2017
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina Detained In Siberia For Oleg Sentsov Protest
Members of the art-punk band Pussy Riot were detained by Police in Siberia on Monday after they staging a protest in support of the jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov,
8 August 2017
Pussy Riot To Stage Russian Prison Theatre Experience At Saatchi Gallery
Maria Alyokhina of the Feminist Punk collective Pussy Riot has announced a new play based on her Russian prison ordeal. The immersive theatrical piece titled “Inside Pussy Riot,” will take place at the Saatchi Gallery for a six-week run in London.
25 July 2017
Russian Political Performance Artist Pavlensky Applies For Asylum In France
The Russian performance artist Petr Pavlensky best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square and his partner have fled the country after being accused of “violent actions of a sexual nature”
18 January 2017
Pyotr Pavlensky Banned From Competition For Russia’s Top Art Prize
The Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square and sewing up his lips,… Read More
21 February 2016
Artist Pyotr Pavlensky Detention Upheld After Rejecting Bail In Moscow
The detention of the conceptual artist Pyotr Pavlensky, best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square has been upheld. 31… Read More
4 December 2015
Pussy Riot Protest To Fictional Russian President On House Of Cards
Members of the Russian art-punk protest group Pussy Riot Nadezhda “Nadya” Tolokonnikova and Maria “Masha” Alyokhina appeared on Season 3… Read More
3 March 2015
Russian Performance Artist Cuts Off Earlobe As Political Protest
The extreme performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky created a storm in Russia last November by nailing his scrotum to the cobblestones… Read More
22 October 2014
Pussy Riot Members Sue Russia In European Human Rights Court
Two of the Art-Punk band Pussy Riot members jailed for hooliganism are suing the Russian government over their imprisonment for… Read More
29 July 2014
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina Beaten By Cossacks In Sochi
Art/Punk band members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina from Pussy Riot were filmed on Wednesday being whipped, kicked and punched… Read More
21 February 2014
Pussy Riot Tweet Selfie: Members Arrested In Sochi Accused Of Robbery
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, two members of the Punk/Art protest group Pussy Riot were arrested in Sochi where the… Read More
18 February 2014
Pussy Riot To Make Special Appearance At New York Amnesty Concert
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova the two jailed members of Russian art/punk band Pussy Riot, who were released before Christmas… Read More
26 January 2014
Pussy Riot To Attend Prudential Eye Awards In Singapore
The inaugural Prudential Eye Awards celebrate and recognise artistic talent from across greater Asia and will be held at Singapore’s… Read More
13 January 2014
Pussy Riot Duo Freed In Russian Christmas Amnesty
The two jailed members of Russian art – punk band Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Maria Alyokhina have walked free… Read More
23 December 2013
Pussy Riot and Scrotum Nailer Set To Be Released From Prison
President Vladimir Putin has initiated an amnesty that could lead to the release of more than 25,000 prisoners in Russia… Read More
19 December 2013
Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Moved To Siberian Tuberculosis Hospital
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova the jailed member of the art/punk band Pussy Riot has made contact with her husband Pyotr Verzilov for… Read More
15 November 2013
Artist Nails Scrotum To Red Square In Protest Of Russian Police State
Pyotr Pavlensky, 29, a performance artist has been arrested in Moscow after stripping naked and driving a nail through his… Read More
11 November 2013
Pussy Riot Member Disappears In A Scenario Mirroring Ai Weiwei’s Detention
Jailed artist/punk Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has disappeared without a trace, for nearly two weeks. In a scenario mirroring… Read More
4 November 2013
Anti Gay Russian Officials Confiscate Painting Of Vladimir Putin In Drag
Russian police have shut down an exhibition and confiscated a painting featuring the Russia president Vladimir Putin and his prime… Read More
28 August 2013
Pussy Riot: Watch Recent Video To Mark Incarceration Anniversary
More than 100 internationally renowned musicians have joined a worldwide call for the release of the two jailed members of… Read More
29 July 2013
Pussy Riot Member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Has Her Parole Request Rejected
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova the second jailed member of the Art/Punk band Pussy Riot has been denied parole by the court in… Read More
28 July 2013
Pussy Riot: No Parole For Maria Alyokhina Says Appeal Court
Maria Alyokhina a key member of Art/Punk band Pussy riot will not be granted parole during her two-year prison sentence… Read More
25 July 2013
Pussy Riot Speak At London’s Southbank Meltdown Festival
This weekend, Emely Neu and Jade French presented a panel discussion about their new book which continues the dialogue of… Read More
23 June 2013
Pussy Riot Singer Suspends Hunger Strike After Prison Concessions
Maria Alekhina the artist and member of the notorious art/punk band Pussy Riot has ended her 11-day hunger strike after… Read More
1 June 2013
Chapman Brothers To Boycott Russia After Blasphemy Protest Spoiler
If the Russian Authorities haven’t done enough damage to their countries human rights reputation by jailing the Artist/punk collective Pussy… Read More
8 January 2013
Pussy Riot Spend Their First Brutal Christmas In Jail
It will be a bleak day for Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova spending their first Christmas in a draconian Russian… Read More
25 December 2012
Pussy Riot Become Focus For Pro-Democracy Movement In Russia
Last year the Russian pro democracy punk band Pussy Riot were virtual unknowns, except to a small core group of… Read More
17 December 2012