People
Monstrations
(Artyom Loskutov and Maria Kiselyova, organisers)are rallies whose participants shout and carry absurdist slogans, like “Wear a mustache!”. Starting in their native Novosibirsk, Monstrations have become a popular ‘genre’, combining the habitus of political activism with legally harmless slogans, confusing … Continue reading
Anatoly Osmolovsky
has been a figure of reference in the Russian art world since the early 1990s, co-founding and leading several groupings, including Radek Magazine (1995), which sought a space for intellectual resistance and anarchist tactics. Currently, he runs the BAZA Institute. … Continue reading
MediaImpact
is a platform of activist art which has, since 2011, organised the first festivals of their kind in Russia. Coordinated by Tatiana Volkova of Zhir Gallery, it has developed exhibitions, international cooperation, and the discourse and practice of activist art … Continue reading
Marina Naprushkina
is a Belarusian artist and activist in opposition to the regime of Alexander Lukaschenko. Her Office for Anti-Propaganda (founded 2007), continuously invents new strategies and tactics for countering the oppression of freedom of thought and action in Belarus today. //////////////////////////////// … Continue reading
Kirill Medvedev
is an internationally renowned Russian poet, translator and socialist from Moscow. An English anthology, “It’s No Good” was published by Ugly Duckling Presse in 2012. Medvedev is the founder of the Free Marxist Press and the riot-punk-folk band Arkady Kots. … Continue reading
Ivan Brazhkin
participated in various actions of the Radek сommunity (Moscow) in 2002-04, and today works in a variety of genres – from video and installation to graphics and sculpture. ///////////////////////////////// Ivan Brazhkin (1985 -, Rostov-on-Don, Russia) is an artist and political … Continue reading
Leonid «Arch Genius»
is a street-artist and activist who organises DIY-events in Murmansk. He is an active participant in several civil and human rights initiatives, and the editor of the Youth Human Rights Newspaper. /////////////////////////////////////////// Friends call Leonid Arch, but the full name … Continue reading
ZIP Group
Works: Three Chairs for RE-ALIGNED ART Flag Washing Machine (Carousel) for RE-ALIGNED ART The Construction for TO THE SQUARE 2 Free Construction at Frolivska 9/11 IDP Camp and at the VCRC, as part of The School of the Displaced curated … Continue reading
Roman Minin
is best known for his iconic work “Homer” (Perm) and “SnowDen” (Re-Public/Re-Aligned, Helsinki). He works in many genres, from graphic works lamenting the disappearance of his native Donetsk mining culture to street art and oils. /////////////////////// Roman Minin (b. 1981) … Continue reading
Mykola Ridnyi
is a co-founder of the SOSka group in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and has participated in and co-curated significant exhibitions of oppositional art in Ukraine. //////////////////// Mykola Ridnyi was born in Kharkiv (UA) in 1985. Lives in Kharkiv. 2008 – graduated from … Continue reading
