Russian Art Collective “Voina”
This morning they were featured on BBC internet site, and that’s the first time I heard of the Russian Art Collective “Voina”.
I do feel pointlessness of the sort of art I produce. Until recently I also didn’t know what the alternative was due to my general ignorance in the field of contemporary art. Thank God, People or Whatever for the Internet – the interactive tool of enlightenment. I can see now, that there IS art which is not entirely useless – Political Art.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) I do not have guts neither the inventiveness to do anything as daring as they do at the risk of getting into jail. Still, there is room for everyone in this War (that’s how “voina” translates into English).
This interview with the leader of the group, who is presently aparently in London, is in Russian without subs. Was filmed September, 2010.
hello marina, to get a sense of what they are about from their own words check here: http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/radar/russian-art-anarchists-explain-themselves
kind regards
Marlon Dolcy
March 31, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Thank you, Marlon.
I got the link to this article in a comment a couple of days earlier, but must admit that trashed it as soon as caught sight of the photo. Easily mistaken for a porn spam! Good of you to add a couple of words of introduction to the link
marina kim
April 9, 2011 at 10:08 pm