Life in Perm
28 August 2019 • Paul Carey-Kent
The Russian city of Perm, 1,500 kilometres east of Moscow, is the start of Europe if you travel from Asia. Photographer John Peter Askew has visited regularly for two decades
Tag: Russia
Last chance to delve into GeorgII Uvs’ Full Circle: The Beauty of Inevitability
31 January 2019 • Irene Machetti
Last chance to catch Saatchi’s current show Full Circle: The Beauty of Inevitability, featuring works which blend art and science by the acclaimed Russian artist GeorgII Uvs.
Venice Biennale: Tabish’s Top 5 at Giardini
17 June 2015 • Tabish Khan
The top 5 includes whale hunting, dissolved nations, hanging keys, magical flowers and a convenience store
Why the art world needs to ditch the rich Russians
12 January 2015 • Mark Westall
As Russian investors snap up an even greater stake in the contemporary art world, Jonathan Jones asks if there can ever be a truly independent art press
Pussy Riot: activists, not pin-ups
21 December 2012 • Mark Westall
Clever, committed and courageous, Pussy Riot are the only band that mattered in 2012. They have used their year in the spotlight to expose injustice
Russian museum could be prosecuted over Chapman brothers exhibit
9 December 2012 • Mark Westall
St Petersburg prosecutors report 114 complaints that Jake and Dinos Chapman’s End of Fun insults visitors’ religious beliefs
Russians join in call for Pussy Riot trio’s release
2 July 2012 • Mark Westall
Moscow court extends Pussy Riot trio’s detention without setting trial date leading to more public acts of defiance around the world
Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935 – review
30 October 2011 • Mark Westall
Royal Academy, London