Abstract
- Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova will stage a 10-day-long efficiency inside a mock Russian jail cell, working from June 4 by way of 15 on the Museum of Up to date Artwork in Los Angeles.
- The set up explores themes of confinement, management and surveillance, and will likely be viewable through surveillance digicam footage and peepholes.
In 2012, punk rock band Pussy Riot took to Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour for a sub-minute efficiency of their tune “Punk Prayer.” Whereas the piece has since been heralded as among the best artworks of the twenty first century, the occasion landed Nadya Tolokonnikova, the group’s co-founder, in a Russian jail for 2 years on the grounds of “hooliganism motivated by spiritual hatred.” Now, over a decade later, Tolokonnikova goes again behind bars, however this time, it’s on her personal phrases.
For 10 days, the Russian conceptual artist will confine herself to a metal reproduction of a Russian jail cell as a part of POLICE STATE, her debut durational efficiency on the Museum of Up to date Artwork (MOCA) in Los Angeles. The set up, which takes half in MOCA’s Wonmi WAREHOUSE Program, will remodel the area right into a stark, immersive panopticon, the place viewers will be capable of watch her through safety digicam feed and peepholes all through the museum.
Contained in the cell, Tolokonnikova will carry out a spread of audio works, from haunting lullabies to abrasive soundscapes. Drawing from her personal time within the penal system, the piece merges private historical past with bigger themes of management, surveillance and psychological endurance.
“The cell turns into a paradox: a web site of confinement and liberation, despair and creativity,” the museum described. “By this interaction, Tolokonnikova invitations the viewers to grapple with the mechanisms of oppression whereas in search of the sparks of hope that resist it.”
The efficiency confronts the brutal realities of confinement, and in true Pussy Riot style, examines the connection between constructions of authority and their impacts on the human capability for resilience. POLICE STATE will likely be on view from June 4 by way of Jun 15 at MOCA. Head to the museum’s web site for extra data.
The Museum of Up to date Artwork, Los Angeles
250 S Grand Ave,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
