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Art Writers Must Stop Parroting Putin’s Talking Points About NATO

by Lukia Costello May 16, 2022May 17, 2022

Cammie Tipton-Amini’s opinion piece “When Ukraine Was Newly Independent and Everything Was Possible” employs simplistic whataboutism that dangerously echoes Putin’s lies.

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Ukrainian Actor Questioned by Police After Venice Biennale Guerrilla Performance

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 26, 2022April 28, 2022

Aleksey Yudnikov placed a photo of President Putin’s face over his crotch and performed in front of the empty Russian pavilion.

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US Institutions Received Millions From Russian Oligarchs

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia April 5, 2022April 6, 2022

The Guggenheim Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Modern Art are among the many that have benefited from Kremlin-backed wealth.

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Street Murals Worldwide Show Love for Ukraine and Ire at Putin

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 2, 2022April 1, 2022

From Norway to Mexico, street artists paint murals calling to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Paris Wax Museum Ditches Putin

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 6, 2022March 4, 2022

The museum is considering replacing the wax, which has been damaged by visitors, with a statue of Putin’s nemesis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Thousands of Russian Artists Denounce Invasion in Open Letter

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

More than 17,000 artists and cultural workers sounded the message: “No to War!”

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Ukrainian Artists Speak Out As Invasion Intensifies

by Hakim Bishara February 25, 2022March 9, 2022

“We’ve been screaming into the void for years,” said artist Luba Drozd, who’s been active in raising awareness about the crisis in her home country.

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The Internet Has a Field Day with Another Absurdly Long Putin Table

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

The Russian president held a televised meeting with his advisors around another unusually long table, sparking another torrent of satirical memes.

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The Most Hilarious Memes About Putin and Macron’s Bizarre Kremlin Meeting

by Hakim Bishara February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

The exchange may have been a diplomatic failure, but it has yielded one of the best memes of the year so far.

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What We Lose if the Amsterdam Hermitage Closes for Good

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Thanks to the pandemic, the museum may be on the verge of shutting its doors just when Europe needs its Russian ambassador more than ever.

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Gen Zers in Russia Are Using TikTok as a Catchy Tool of Political Resistance

by Ksenia M. Soboleva January 25, 2021January 26, 2021

In Russia, high schoolers have massively taken to TikTok to express their support of Alexei Navalny, the resolute opposition leader most feared by the Kremlin.

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Russian Authorities Order the Destruction of a Digital Artwork

by Christopher Marcisz August 1, 2018

Activists in Russia are protesting the recent order by Russian authorities to destroy a digital print by the art collective Rodina.

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