Pussy Riot is a collective of artists and activists based in Moscow, Russia. In August 2012, two of its founding members, Nadezhda (Nadya) Tolokonnikova and Maria (Masha) Alekhina, were imprisoned following an anti-Putin performance in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and were released in December 2013. In March 2014, the pair announced the opening of the Mordovia office of Zona Prava (Zone of Rights), their newly created organization advocating for transparency and humane conditions within the Russian justice system. The following September they launched their independent news service, Mediazona, which focuses on courts, law enforcement, and the prison system in Russia. Tolokonnikova and Alekhina are the 2012 recipients of the LennonOno Grant for Peace.
Programming
Exhibitions
Fri, Feb 6, 2015 –
Sat, Mar 28, 2015,
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM