I’m working on a little memoir that covers 1989-2014, and the memoir is being turned into a TV series. Much broader than Pussy Riot’s history, my notes are dedicated to my very personal Russia – queer, quirky, kind, creative, idealistic – the one that lives in exile, jails or closets today. We’ve lost some battles, but we still exist.
Why Now?
My message is the same now as it always was – Putin is a dangerous and morally bankrupt man. He and his supporters must be treated as such. We’ve seen heinous acts of violence in Ukraine, but bipartisan support in the west has slipped into the more of “it’s complicated”. It is not complicated, he must be stopped.
I was only twenty-years-old and a broke philosophy student, but I thought it’s a good idea to speak up. I’ll speak up now, while my friends are being bombed, imprisoned, poisoned by this pathetic dictator – and I hope to bring this clarity with my story.
I don’t want to paint some picture like we were special, I want to inspire anyone to speak up for what is right, even if the consequences are not so nice.
Why Sophie Watts?
Sophie is a powerhouse and doesn’t back down from challenges. My story is inherently political, that can be a bad word in America, but she has shown no hesitation. Also Sophie is a proud, openly gay woman. A little bonus fuck you to Russia’s anti-extremist law that just went into effect. While gay bars are being raided in Moscow, here I have a chance to work with an openly gay woman who can help me bring a megaphone to my story. Though Putin is still in power, his plans to silence us keep backfiring.
I’m working on a little memoir that covers 1989-2014, and the memoir is being turned into a TV series. Much broader than Pussy Riot’s history, my notes are dedicated to my very personal Russia – queer, quirky, kind, creative, idealistic – the one that lives in exile, jails or closets today. We’ve lost some battles, but we still exist.
Why Now?
My message is the same now as it always was – Putin is a dangerous and morally bankrupt man. He and his supporters must be treated as such. We’ve seen heinous acts of violence in Ukraine, but bipartisan support in the west has slipped into the more of “it’s complicated”. It is not complicated, he must be stopped.
I was only twenty-years-old and a broke philosophy student, but I thought it’s a good idea to speak up. I’ll speak up now, while my friends are being bombed, imprisoned, poisoned by this pathetic dictator – and I hope to bring this clarity with my story.
I don’t want to paint some picture like we were special, I want to inspire anyone to speak up for what is right, even if the consequences are not so nice.
Why Sophie Watts?
Sophie is a powerhouse and doesn’t back down from challenges. My story is inherently political, that can be a bad word in America, but she has shown no hesitation. Also Sophie is a proud, openly gay woman. A little bonus fuck you to Russia’s anti-extremist law that just went into effect. While gay bars are being raided in Moscow, here I have a chance to work with an openly gay woman who can help me bring a megaphone to my story. Though Putin is still in power, his plans to silence us keep backfiring.
see you this weekend!
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don’t miss the u.s. premiere of putin’s ashes, a bold short film by @pussyriot creator nadya tolokonnikova @nadyariot. this groundbreaking work, born from a daring 2022 performance, involves burning a giant portrait of putin and casting spells to dismantle his leadership. the ashes, collected and transformed into ritualistic artworks, symbolize the vulnerability of power structures. join us on friday, december 8, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for the opening.
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join us on saturday, 09 december from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm for a dynamic conversation between conceptual performance artist and activist nadya tolokonnikova and award-winning publisher, writer, and literary arts advocate will evans (@willevans). their discussion will delve into the intersection of art and politics, particularly within the context of russian and other traditions.
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clip from ‘putin’s ashes’ courtesy of the artist.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
They say Art Basel is a pinnacle of the artist’s career, I say my pinnacle is when I turn Kremlin into a larger than life contemporary art center and a center for LGBTQ+ and feminist studies. Lubyanka FSB building I’ll turn into a center for domestic violence survivors.
🏳️🌈
Thank you @jeffreydeitchgallery for featuring my works, @leopoldinehd for being brave and unapologetic, @mrstaschen for being my comrade and caring so deeply, @judy.chicago for allowing me and thousands of other feminist artists to stand on your shoulders, Caroline Coon for inspiration and beauty,
@baerfaxt for rolling on the @artbasel floor with me.
As Russia arrests me in absentia today for “clear disrespect for society”, my op-ed on @skochilenko comes out in @guardian.
Sasha is everything that I want my Russia to be. “I did not give in under the threat of captivity, pressure, persecution, an eight-year request from the prosecutor’s office, I was not a hypocrite, I did not lie, I was honest to myself and to the court” – said Sasha.
Sasha gives me hope for the future of Russia. Paying an insanely high personal price for it, Sasha shows the entire world that Russia isn’t just Putin’s orks. All Russians who oppose the war and Putin owe Sasha for this, and have to make sure she’ll be released soon.
FULL ARTICLE 👉 LINK IN PROFILE
As Russia arrests me in absentia today for “clear disrespect for society”, my op-ed on @skochilenko comes out in @guardian.
Sasha is everything that I want my Russia to be. “I did not give in under the threat of captivity, pressure, persecution, an eight-year request from the prosecutor’s office, I was not a hypocrite, I did not lie, I was honest to myself and to the court” – said Sasha.
Sasha gives me hope for the future of Russia. Paying an insanely high personal price for it, Sasha shows the entire world that Russia isn’t just Putin’s orks. All Russians who oppose the war and Putin owe Sasha for this, and have to make sure she’ll be released soon.
FULL ARTICLE 👉 LINK IN PROFILE
As Russia arrests me in absentia today for “clear disrespect for society”, my op-ed on @skochilenko comes out in @guardian.
Sasha is everything that I want my Russia to be. “I did not give in under the threat of captivity, pressure, persecution, an eight-year request from the prosecutor’s office, I was not a hypocrite, I did not lie, I was honest to myself and to the court” – said Sasha.
Sasha gives me hope for the future of Russia. Paying an insanely high personal price for it, Sasha shows the entire world that Russia isn’t just Putin’s orks. All Russians who oppose the war and Putin owe Sasha for this, and have to make sure she’ll be released soon.
FULL ARTICLE 👉 LINK IN PROFILE
As Russia arrests me in absentia today for “clear disrespect for society”, my op-ed on @skochilenko comes out in @guardian.
Sasha is everything that I want my Russia to be. “I did not give in under the threat of captivity, pressure, persecution, an eight-year request from the prosecutor’s office, I was not a hypocrite, I did not lie, I was honest to myself and to the court” – said Sasha.
Sasha gives me hope for the future of Russia. Paying an insanely high personal price for it, Sasha shows the entire world that Russia isn’t just Putin’s orks. All Russians who oppose the war and Putin owe Sasha for this, and have to make sure she’ll be released soon.
FULL ARTICLE 👉 LINK IN PROFILE
CIRCA PRESENTS A LIMITED EDITION OF 51 HAND-SIGNED PRINTS BY NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA (PUSSY RIOT) WITH PRINT 51/51 BEING GIVEN AWAY
A woman has not been featured on US paper money in over 100 years since Martha Washington’s portrait was featured on the one silver dollar note in the 1880s and 90s.
Stylistically, the vibrant work screen-printed in two layers on a silk screen press is an ode to Andy Warhol’s aptly named ‘200 One Dollar Bills‘, marking the first instance of Warhol’s use of the silk-screening method.
In 2022, the essential 20th-century artist topped the auction world with a turnover total of $590 million, representing an art market dominated by males, as female artists represented just 2% of total sales that same year.
Proceeds from this limited edition release will be shared between Art Riot Fund, which supports Pussy Riot’s unwavering commitment to fighting against patriarchal oppressive systems, and #CIRCAECONOMY @circa.art – a circular model that supports free public art and creates life-changing opportunities for the wider community.
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CIRCA PRESENTS A LIMITED EDITION OF 51 HAND-SIGNED PRINTS BY NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA (PUSSY RIOT) WITH PRINT 51/51 BEING GIVEN AWAY
A woman has not been featured on US paper money in over 100 years since Martha Washington’s portrait was featured on the one silver dollar note in the 1880s and 90s.
Stylistically, the vibrant work screen-printed in two layers on a silk screen press is an ode to Andy Warhol’s aptly named ‘200 One Dollar Bills‘, marking the first instance of Warhol’s use of the silk-screening method.
In 2022, the essential 20th-century artist topped the auction world with a turnover total of $590 million, representing an art market dominated by males, as female artists represented just 2% of total sales that same year.
Proceeds from this limited edition release will be shared between Art Riot Fund, which supports Pussy Riot’s unwavering commitment to fighting against patriarchal oppressive systems, and #CIRCAECONOMY @circa.art – a circular model that supports free public art and creates life-changing opportunities for the wider community.
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CIRCA PRESENTS A LIMITED EDITION OF 51 HAND-SIGNED PRINTS BY NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA (PUSSY RIOT) WITH PRINT 51/51 BEING GIVEN AWAY
A woman has not been featured on US paper money in over 100 years since Martha Washington’s portrait was featured on the one silver dollar note in the 1880s and 90s.
Stylistically, the vibrant work screen-printed in two layers on a silk screen press is an ode to Andy Warhol’s aptly named ‘200 One Dollar Bills‘, marking the first instance of Warhol’s use of the silk-screening method.
In 2022, the essential 20th-century artist topped the auction world with a turnover total of $590 million, representing an art market dominated by males, as female artists represented just 2% of total sales that same year.
Proceeds from this limited edition release will be shared between Art Riot Fund, which supports Pussy Riot’s unwavering commitment to fighting against patriarchal oppressive systems, and #CIRCAECONOMY @circa.art – a circular model that supports free public art and creates life-changing opportunities for the wider community.
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CIRCA PRESENTS A LIMITED EDITION OF 51 HAND-SIGNED PRINTS BY NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA (PUSSY RIOT) WITH PRINT 51/51 BEING GIVEN AWAY
A woman has not been featured on US paper money in over 100 years since Martha Washington’s portrait was featured on the one silver dollar note in the 1880s and 90s.
Stylistically, the vibrant work screen-printed in two layers on a silk screen press is an ode to Andy Warhol’s aptly named ‘200 One Dollar Bills‘, marking the first instance of Warhol’s use of the silk-screening method.
In 2022, the essential 20th-century artist topped the auction world with a turnover total of $590 million, representing an art market dominated by males, as female artists represented just 2% of total sales that same year.
Proceeds from this limited edition release will be shared between Art Riot Fund, which supports Pussy Riot’s unwavering commitment to fighting against patriarchal oppressive systems, and #CIRCAECONOMY @circa.art – a circular model that supports free public art and creates life-changing opportunities for the wider community.
LINK IN BIO
CIRCA PRESENTS A LIMITED EDITION OF 51 HAND-SIGNED PRINTS BY NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA (PUSSY RIOT) WITH PRINT 51/51 BEING GIVEN AWAY
A woman has not been featured on US paper money in over 100 years since Martha Washington’s portrait was featured on the one silver dollar note in the 1880s and 90s.
Stylistically, the vibrant work screen-printed in two layers on a silk screen press is an ode to Andy Warhol’s aptly named ‘200 One Dollar Bills‘, marking the first instance of Warhol’s use of the silk-screening method.
In 2022, the essential 20th-century artist topped the auction world with a turnover total of $590 million, representing an art market dominated by males, as female artists represented just 2% of total sales that same year.
Proceeds from this limited edition release will be shared between Art Riot Fund, which supports Pussy Riot’s unwavering commitment to fighting against patriarchal oppressive systems, and #CIRCAECONOMY @circa.art – a circular model that supports free public art and creates life-changing opportunities for the wider community.
LINK IN BIO
CIRCA PRESENTS A LIMITED EDITION OF 51 HAND-SIGNED PRINTS BY NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA (PUSSY RIOT) WITH PRINT 51/51 BEING GIVEN AWAY
A woman has not been featured on US paper money in over 100 years since Martha Washington’s portrait was featured on the one silver dollar note in the 1880s and 90s.
Stylistically, the vibrant work screen-printed in two layers on a silk screen press is an ode to Andy Warhol’s aptly named ‘200 One Dollar Bills‘, marking the first instance of Warhol’s use of the silk-screening method.
In 2022, the essential 20th-century artist topped the auction world with a turnover total of $590 million, representing an art market dominated by males, as female artists represented just 2% of total sales that same year.
Proceeds from this limited edition release will be shared between Art Riot Fund, which supports Pussy Riot’s unwavering commitment to fighting against patriarchal oppressive systems, and #CIRCAECONOMY @circa.art – a circular model that supports free public art and creates life-changing opportunities for the wider community.
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PUSSY RIOT x OK LINZ 🔪
coming June 2024
From Siberia with Love I The Purgatory of @nadya Tolokonnikova / @pussyriot
Get ready for the world’s first institutional art exhibition by @Nadya.
Tolokonnikova is an artist and founder of the feminist and dissident group @PussyRiot. They were persecuted, sentenced and imprisoned in Russia for their radical performances and artistic protest. In her works, the artist deals with her imprisonment and resistance against repression and patriarchy. In the exhibition at OK Linz, Austria her works will be on display in the museum for the first time.
📸 @sinyakov.denis
📅 21.06.2024 ⎯ 02.03.2025
📍 OK Linz
#pussyriot #fromseberiawithlove #oklinz #nadya #linz #unescocityofmediaarts #linzunescocityofmediaarts Ok_linz
