Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot) Exhibition and Artist Talk
Born in Norilsk, Siberia, Russia, conceptual performance artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnikova is the creator of Pussy Riot, a global feminist art movement. She was sentenced in 2012 to two years' imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance Punk Prayer. Punk Prayer was named by The Guardian among the best art pieces of the 21st century.
Tolokonnikova is exhibiting a multimedia survey of her recent and historical works in RIT's William Harris Gallery, along with a companion artist talk.
Exhibition
Opening: 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11
On view: Oct. 11-Nov. 23
Location: William Harris Gallery, Gannett Hall, 3030
Free // All Welcome
Artist Talk
6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11
Wegmans Theater, MAGIC Spell Studios
Registration Required — registration is currently full. If you would like to be added to a wait list, please email CADgalleries@rit.edu with your name and contact info.
Tolokonnikova's Putin’s Ashes art installation at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in January 2023 propelled her into a new criminal case and put on Russia’s most wanted criminal list. Her debut museum exhibition RAGE, opened at OK Linz, Linz, Austria in June 2024, and the eponymous performance piece performed at the Neue Nationalgalerie on July 4.
Event Snapshot
When and Where
Who
Open to the Public
Interpreter Requested?
No