News
Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked access to the pavilion.
Russia
News
Russia's Venice Pavilion to Close to the Public in Compliance With Sanctions
Organizers discussed making the nation’s pavilion accessible only during the vernissage dates to select guests and the press, according to reports.
News
Pussy Riot Shows Art by Russia’s Prisoners in New Protest Exhibition
The show at Ritsch-Fisch Galerie in France features work by people currently or formerly imprisoned in Russia, including Ukrainian civilians.
News
Venice Biennale Awards Jury Won’t Consider Russia and Israel
The women-led jury said it will omit nations whose leaders are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.
News
Over 6,000 Sign Letter Opposing Russia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion
The petition, signed by cultural figures such as Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova, comes as the European Union threatens to pull Biennale funding over Russia's inclusion.
News
Russian Photographer Disinvited From World Press Photo Ceremony
Georgian journalists argued that Mikhail Tereshchenko, a staffer for a Russian state-backed media outlet, should not have received the award for his photos of the Tbilisi protests.
Film
In a New Doc, Ukrainians Are Seen and Russians Overheard
Intercepted pairs intercepted phone calls by Russian soldiers to friends and family back home with images of post-battle scenes around Ukraine.
News
Anti-War Artist Released as Part of Russia-US Prisoner Swap
Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko was given a seven-year sentence for an art project and protest that criticized Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Art
The Echoes of Russian Atrocities in Two Venice Pavilions
The Venice Biennale’s Polish and Russian pavilions are both showing work by foreign countries, but their intentions and results couldn’t be more different.
News
Ukrainian Database Exposes the Art Collections of Russian Oligarchs
Botticelli, Chagall, Rothko, and KAWS are among the artists collected by sanctioned Russian billionaires.
News
Deadly Russian Strikes on Odesa Damage Historic Cathedral
The Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral was among several historically significant buildings and landmarks hit by the July 23 missile attack on the city center.
News
Deadly Russian Missile Attack Destroys Historic Lviv Building
The architectural complex on Stryiska Street, representative of early Functionalism, is a rare example of social housing in the city.