Artists
Grey Violet (Voina)
Grey Violet (b.1986) is libertarian, art and queer activist and publicist. It took part in various activities in particular in actions of Voina group, in radical queer activism, anarchist and libertarian activism of various kinds. It has co- authored(with A.D. … Continue reading
Mikhail Dolyanovsky
is a young Russian-born artist based in Kharkov, Ukraine. His works have been shown in Kharkov, Kiev and Moscow. This new work develops a series shown in a SOSka Group app-art exhibition, originally called “Zombies instead of vegetables”.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova & Pyotr Verzilov (Voina / associate of Pussy Riot )
Pyotr Verzilov is an artist, widely known for his provocative political actions as part of the Voina group. Currently, he is most visible as the husband and close collaborator of Nadezhda “Nadya” Tolokonnikova, perhaps most vocal member of the Russian … Continue reading
Federico Geller
Works: Multilectics and Multiphrenia in THE SQUARE newspaper Issue #1, published as part of To The Square 2. Federico Geller (Argentina/Berlin) studied and taught Biologic Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. He is a member of “Abriendo Caminos/La comunitaria … Continue reading
Svetlana Baskova
works in art, video and film since the early 1990s, and is currently the director of the BAZA publishing house (Moscow) and the Institute for Contemporary Art and Criticism. This film was showcased to acclaim at the Berlinale in 2013. … Continue reading
Alexey Iorsh
is one of Russia’s first BD artists. A socially-oriented artist and cartoonist, and author of graphic novels, he publishes regularly online and in periodicals. An artist in the Helsinki iteration of Re-Aligned, he is also an active member of Media … Continue reading
Babi Badalov
In a secular revelation of the rich confusion of cultures Babi Badalov has travelled – including the Azerbaijani, Soviet, Russian, British, French, LGBT, asylum seeker, immigrant and many more – he may be said to paint in the manner the … Continue reading
Pedagogical Poem (Ilya Budraitskis and Arseny Zhilyaev)
is an interdisciplinary project based on research at the intersection of the history, contemporary art and pedagogy. Over 100 events were organised at the Presnya Historical Memorial Museum in Moscow in 2012 alone. /////////////////////////////// The project «Pedagogical Poem» conceived by … Continue reading
Sofia Gavrilova
her artistic works draw on her background as a geographer. Recently, she was a participant of the www.gulagmaps.org project (Oxford University and Memorial, Moscow) dedicated to exploring the penitentiary system in Russia and Soviet Union. /////////////////////////////////////// Sofia Gavrilova (Paris/Moscow), born … Continue reading
Chto Delat? / What is To Be Done?
whose name derives from “What is to be done?” by Chernyshevsky (1863) and Lenin’s eponymous pamphlet (1902), merges political theory, art, and activism. A self-organized platform for cultural workers since 2003, it politicizes “knowledge production” through reflections and redefinitions of … Continue reading