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“VOINA WANTED” in Romania

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Interviu cu Alexei Plutser-Sarno si Yana Sarna, reprezentantii grupului artistic VOINA, din Rusia, invitati ai Festivalului "One World Romania", cu proiectul "VOINA WANTED". Proiect care le-a adus celor doi artisti atat probleme cu autoritatile romane dar si un "mini-scandal" de presa, in urma performance-ului spontan al artistului rus din cadrul prezentarii pe care a sustinut-o la Noul Cinematograf al Regizorului Roman. Dupa vizionarea unui material video cu arestarea lui Oleg Vorotnikov și a Nataliei Sokol (membri VOINA) si luarea in custodie de catre politie a fiului acestora, Kasper, un spectator a afirmat ca membrii grupului VOINA sunt lasi, deoarece folosesc un copil ca scut viu. Alexei Plutser-Sarno l-a invitat pe scena pentru a-si sustine ideea. In momentul in care spectatorul s-a postat in fata artistului rus, acesta i-a dat o palma.

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Russian art anarchists

explain themselves

by Marlon Dolcy

in dontpaniconline.com

Banksy declared that all profits from his current print sale would be gifted to Russian art anarchist group Voina. Known for drawing an enormous cock on a bridge opposite the ex-KGB offices, and instigating a sex party in a museum (see above). We spoke to the group (half of which were replying from prison). Voina (or “War” to give them their English name) are a radical art group concerned with challenging the Russian establishment on important political issues such as attitudes to wards homophobia, race, and the totalitarian actions of the state, through creating outrageous and provocative art performances in Russia. Two of their members; Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolayev have been detained for more than a month at St Petersburg Prison on false allegations.