“We can revolutionize everything, but only if we mean it, and if we come together. Just like an army.”
SaveArtSpace and Pussy Riot have announced their upcoming exhibition PATRIARCHY R.I.P. , which coincides with International Women’s Day, a public art exhibition of 10 artworks by female and LGBTQ+ artists to be presented on billboard ad spaces across 9 US states. The exhibition is curated by Pussy Riot activist Nadya Tolokonnikova to protest the gender pay gap in the art world.
SaveArtSpace put out an open call for female and LGBTQ+ artists, to submit visual artwork on topics of female and LGBTQ+ empowerment, smashing the patriarchy, and eliminating gender inequality in the distribution of capital. Art by women sells for 50% less than works by men, and female artists accounted for just 5% of all NFT art sales. In the traditional art world, female artists represent just 2% of the market. The market for work by women is still less than the total sales for Picasso alone.
Nadya Tolokonnikova selected 10 artworks to be exhibited on billboard ad spaces in New York, California, Tennessee, Navada, Missouri, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama. The chosen artists include Michele Pred, Autumn Breon and Michele Pred, REKA NYARI, Fatimazohra Serri, Van Velden Studio, Aminta Paiz, EllaSuper, Niohuru X, Jess Whittam, and Holly Silius. The artworks will be presented alongside 11 artworks by Nadya Tolokonnikova. Tolokonnikova’s NFT artwork PATRIARCHY
RIP, inspired by the alternate reality of the metaverse where patriarchy is dead, was commissioned by Wave’s Non Fungible Fund, and will be featured in Venice CA.
During the week of March 7th, SaveArtSpace will launch public art installations for each selected work on billboard ad spaces in 9 US states.
Travis Rix and Justin Aversano, co-founders of the non-profit organization SaveArtSpace said:
“We are grateful to work with Nadya and are thrilled to install the artwork of these impactful women-identifying artists on billboards across the country.”
Travis Rix and Justin Aversano, co-founders of the non-profit organization SaveArtSpace
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Locations:
Holly Silius Forsyth Street & E Broadway, New York, NY
Jess Whittam 15th Ave N & Church St, Nashville, TN
Van Velden Studio TBA, Las Vegas, NV
Fatimazohra Serri N Compton Ave & Olive St, St. Louis, MO
Aminta Paiz N 3rd Ave & W Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ
Ella Super Marietta St NW & Parker St NW, Atlanta, GA
Autumn Breon & Michele Pred Orleans Ave & N Broad St, New Orleans, LA
Niohuru X TBD, Birmingham, AL
Michele Pred Glendale Blvd & Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA & Sunset Blvd & N Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA
REKA NYARI TBD, Las Vegas, NV
Nadya Forsyth Street & E Broadway, New York, NY & Commerce St & Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN &
N Ewing Ave & Olive St, St. Louis, MO & NW Grand Ave & W Taylor St, Phoenix, AZ & 11th St NW & Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA & St Andrew St & S Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA & Lincoln Blvd & E Marco Ct, Los Angeles, CA & 6th Ave & Rose Ave, Los Angeles, CA.
About the artist
Conceptual artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnika is the founding member of Pussy Riot, a global feminist protest art movement. Today, hundreds of people identify as a part of the Pussy Riot community. She was sentenced in 2012 to 2 years’ imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance. Went through a hunger strike protesting savage prison conditions and ended up being sent far away to a Siberian penal colony, where she managed to maintain her artistic activity and with her prison punk band she made a tour around Siberian labour camps.
Co-founder of independent news service and media outlet, Mediazona. Has spoken before the US Congress, British Parliament, European Parliament, appeared as herself on season 3 of House of Cards, performed at Banksy’s Dismaland exhibition. She has also published a book “Read and riot: Pussy Riot’s guide to activism”.
Pussy Riot’s Punk-prayer was named by The Guardian among the best art pieces of the 21st century (“feminist, explicitly anti-Putin, protesting the banning of gay pride and the Orthodox church’s support of the president”), collaborated with Bansky on his Dismaland exhibition, endorsed by Marina Abramovic and Ai Weiwei, created an immersive experience in Saatchi gallery in London. Pussy Riot joined the NFT community in early 2021, runs UnicornDAO, is cofounder of UkraineDAO, a PleasrDAO member, and a supporter of a stronger female representation in the NFT space.wwq
Pussy Riot stands for gender fluidity, inclusivity, matriarchy, love, laughter, decentralization, anarchy, and anti-authoritarianism.
About SaveArtSpace
Founded in 2015 by Travis Rix and Justin Aversano, SaveArtSpace is a non-profit organization that works to create an urban gallery experience, launching exhibitions that address intersectional themes and foster a progressive message of social change. By placing culture over commercialism, SaveArtSpace aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives and activists. Since 2015, SaveArtSpace has installed the artwork of 443 artists on 777 advertising spaces in 35+ US cities, coast-to-coast and London, UK.
