Daily Archives: June 4, 2009
Saint Petersburg: The Hunger Artists
Artists’ Hunger-Strike Enters 5th Day By Sergey Chernov The St. Petersburg Times June 2, 2009 Despite continued pressure from the authorities, an artists’ hunger strike against the police’s arbitrariness went into its fifth day on Monday. The protesters are … Continue reading
Filed under activism, art exhibitions, contemporary art, protests
Free Artem Loskutov!
Who Is Artem Loskutov? Artem Loskutov (pronounced ahr-TYOHM LOHS-koo-tahf) is a 22-year-old Novosibirsk artist, video cameraman, university student, and cultural activist. As a member of the art groups CAT (Contemporary Art Terrorism) and its successor, Babushka Posle Pokhoron (“Grandma After … Continue reading
