Friday, December 8, 2023

Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia @ MAC Montreal > March 10, 2024

From left to right: Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir, curator; Maria Alyokhina, Russian political activist and member of punk rock group Pussy Riot; Marie Lübecker, graphic design; John Zeppetelli, Director and Chief Curator Montreal museum of contemporary artRagnar Kjartansson, Icelandic artist.

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Describing the punk rock group Pussy Riot and their bold actions against Putin in Russia is quite a challenge. These young women have been jailed and are filed in the Russian judicial as terrorists. For the Russian youth, they are heroes who stand up to tyranny!

The exhibition has a lot of material for you to consider: poetry, videos, drawings, performances, music, photography, a replica of a Russian jail and even a space where you can take it all in with books and comfortable seats to help you understand and appreciate what you saw.

The colours and the sounds are loud and shout out the anger and frustration of the restrictive Putin regime. I don't have a high opinion of Vladimir whom I consider a mass murdering war criminal so I can so relate to the motivation of these artists.

These women are reacting so rebelliously at a tipping point in modern societies where women's rights are being chipped away by rising conservatism and the fears of old men who see their personal power waning. All of a sudden, many men in positions of power, Putin,  want women to devote themselves to producing babies. They, all the terrorists nations, have killed and raped almost all the last batch of young, they need more! 

I feel very rebellious as I observe and appreciate their work. But we MUST pay attention! We are not immune from creepy leaders who commit all types of crimes in their lust for power.

The MAC offers many activities for adults, families and individuals who want to learn more about collecting art. 

For all the exhibition details and more: HERE

Members of Pussy Riot

Members
Websitepussy-riot.livejournal.com

LENA GHIO   

Photos + vidéos © LENA GHIO   2023

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