Item Archive: artist
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Translit
was founded in 2005, and is a literary-critical anthology, publishing outfit and community of poets, philosophers and humanities scholars, who bring forward various fields of confrontation in contemporary literary theory and the literary process.
Pussy Riot
Ekaterina Samutsevic had experience at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and a defense enterprise behind her, when she decided to study art. Joining the actionist current in autumn 2011, she was a core co-founder of Pussy Riot. Of the three … Continue reading
Denis Limonov
is a Belarusian artist and activist of the Mogilev-based Lime Blossom group. “Drawing public attention to the problem of constitutional fascism in the republic,” he notoriously claimed responsibility for a terrorist act in Minsk, in an attempt to disrupt the … Continue reading
Voina
is widely known for its provocative, politically-charged actions; most famously, perhaps, the monumental phallus they painted on a drawbridge in St. Petersburg which rose to stand erect facing the F.S.B. (KGB) headquarters. ////////////////////////////////////////////// Voina (Russian: Война = War) is a … Continue reading
Anatoly Osmolovsky
has been a figure of reference in the Russian art world since the early 1990s, co-founding and leading several groupings, including Radek Magazine (1995), which sought a space for intellectual resistance and anarchist tactics. Currently, he runs the BAZA Institute. … Continue reading
Marina Naprushkina
is a Belarusian artist and activist in opposition to the regime of Alexander Lukaschenko. Her Office for Anti-Propaganda (founded 2007), continuously invents new strategies and tactics for countering the oppression of freedom of thought and action in Belarus today. //////////////////////////////// … Continue reading
Kirill Medvedev
is an internationally renowned Russian poet, translator and socialist from Moscow. An English anthology, “It’s No Good” was published by Ugly Duckling Presse in 2012. Medvedev is the founder of the Free Marxist Press and the riot-punk-folk band Arkady Kots. … Continue reading
Leonid «Arch Genius»
is a street-artist and activist who organises DIY-events in Murmansk. He is an active participant in several civil and human rights initiatives, and the editor of the Youth Human Rights Newspaper. /////////////////////////////////////////// Friends call Leonid Arch, but the full name … Continue reading
ZIP Group
Works: Three Chairs for RE-ALIGNED ART Flag Washing Machine (Carousel) for RE-ALIGNED ART The Construction for TO THE SQUARE 2 Free Construction at Frolivska 9/11 IDP Camp and at the VCRC, as part of The School of the Displaced curated … Continue reading
Roman Minin
is best known for his iconic work “Homer” (Perm) and “SnowDen” (Re-Public/Re-Aligned, Helsinki). He works in many genres, from graphic works lamenting the disappearance of his native Donetsk mining culture to street art and oils. /////////////////////// Roman Minin (b. 1981) … Continue reading