"In other countries, you might even get supported by your government or get a booth at the Venice Biennale [for doing performances like ours]," US-based Tolokonnikova told ARTnews. "But in Russia, you get criminal cases or labeled as extremists. Well, we will take it as a badge of honor and our own version of a Venice booth... a trophy to bring about the fall of [Russia's] regime with truth and laughter."
"A hearing is set for December 15 at Moscow's Tverskoy Court after prosecutor general Alexander Gutsan filed a lawsuit with the intention of banning the group's activities in Russia. The move came during the durational performance of Pussy Riot's creator, Nadya Tolokonnikova, called Police State at MCA Chicago. Members of the Russian art group have previously been labeled as foreign agents, criminals, and terrorists, and even added to an international wanted list."
Russia's justice ministry filed a lawsuit seeking to designate Pussy Riot as an extremist organization and ban the group's activities, with a hearing set for December 15 at Moscow's Tverskoy Court. Members of the group have previously been labeled foreign agents, criminals, terrorists, and placed on an international wanted list, but this is the first official extremism allegation. Nadya Tolokonnikova staged a five-day durational performance called Police State at MCA Chicago, recreating a Russian prison cell, sewing garments, and producing an immersive soundscape. Tolokonnikova served prison time in 2012–2013 for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and framed the extremist label as a badge of honor and political provocation.
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