Author Archives: Perpetual Mobi
“2 x Pussy Riot + ORLAN = Fem-Wise-Dom” at the 210, Paris
2 x Pussy Riot + ORLAN = Fem-Wise-Dom 210 Rue Saint-Denis, Paris Friday, 14 January, 2022 As the crowd thronged through the door of 210 Rue Saint-Denis last Friday in Paris, gradually flooding the ground floor, they were greeted with … Continue reading
“The 210” Rue Saint-Denis opens in Paris
Formed in the context of an initiative to turn the building on 210 Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, into a prototype house for art and unsheltered migrants, Artists at Risk (AR) has joined hands with friends and partners to create “the 210”, … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Masha Alekhina of Pussy Riot designated first “AR-Resident Prisoner”
BREAKING: On Thursday 16 December 2021, Masha was arrested from her front door in an unmarked car and given a further arbitrary 15-day sentence for a post about President Lukashenko of Belarus from 2015. Press Release Masha Alekhina of Pussy Riot … Continue reading
AR-Resident Prisoner: Maria “Masha” Alekhina
Maria “Masha” Alekhina is a Russian artist, writer, political activist and founding member of the famed punk band Pussy Riot. Masha was imprisoned for two years in response to Pussy Riot’s 2012 ‘punk prayer’, Virgin Mary, banish Putin and recognized … Continue reading
A letter from the suffering artists of Afghanistan to the leaders of the world
“A letter from the suffering artists of Afghanistan to President Biden, Prime Minister Johnson, President Macron, Federal Chancellor Scholz, President von der Leyen, Secretary General Stoltenberg, Secretary General Guterres, and to all governments and people in the free world (Read … Continue reading
Andrei Kureichik’s works premiere on YLE and at National Theatre
YLE and the National Theatre present works by Artists at Risk (AR)-Resident Andrei Kureichik on political terrorism in Belarus The Finnish National Theatre and Finnish public radio station, YLE Radio 1 will be showcasing “Voices of New Belarus” and “Insulted. … Continue reading
Georgia joins AR-Network with AR-Tbilisi at Untitled Gallery
We are very pleased to announce that Untitled Gallery Tbilisi (Georgia) has joined the Artists at Risk (AR)-Network as the host institution of AR-Tbilisi! Untitled Gallery is an art space established in early 2019 by Giorgi Rodionov in Tbilisi. Georgia. … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) Calls Upon International Community to Ensure Safety of Afghan Artists and Human Rights Defenders
Foreign powers must urgently resettle vulnerable Afghans at risk of reprisals and repression at the hands of the Taliban. Gravely concerned by Afghanistan’s collapse in the face of the Taliban offensive and the hasty evacuation of Kabul by America and … Continue reading
AR-Resident Andrei Kureichik Receiving Direct Death Threats from Agents of Lukashenko Regime
Artists at Risk (AR) calls for heightened protection of all Belarusian dissidents Direct death threats have been received over the past days by Andrei Kureichik, the prominent Belarusian filmmaker, playwright and member of the Coordinating Council of Belarus (CCB) – … Continue reading
IA-Resident Samaneh Roghani
Samaneh Roghani (1984) is a multi-disciplinary Iranian artist based in Malmö, Sweden. She has a Bachelor of Photography from Azad University, Tehran, as well as a BFA and MFA from Malmö Art Academy. In 2021, Roghani was an IA-Resident at … Continue reading
