Item Archive: AR
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#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 5. The Lazours
The Lazours (Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour) are brothers and music theatre writers of Lebanese descent. We Live in Cairo, their musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, was directed by Obie Award-winner Taibi Magar for its premiere season at the … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 9. Ruangrupa (Reza ‘Asung’ Afisina & Farid Rakun)
ruangrupa is a Jakarta-based collective established in 2000. It is a non-profit organization that strives to support the idea of art within urban and cultural context by involving artists and other disciplines such as social sciences, politics, technology, media, etc, to … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 13. Vivienne Chow
Vivienne Chow is an award-winning journalist from Hong Kong, specialising in arts, culture and cultural politics. She is currently the London Correspondent for Artnet News and a contributor to Variety. Her work has appeared in various media outlets and specialist publications including … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 12. Timea Junghaus
Timea Junghaus is an art historian, a leader of the Roma cultural and political movement, and a contemporary art curator. She is the executive director of the Berlin-based European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture – the transnational institute for … Continue reading
PRESS: Urla dalle prigioni La voce dei torturati by Corriere della Sera
SOURCE: Corriere della Sera – La Lettura Di FEDERICA LAVARINI 9.1.2022 PRESS TEXT: Urla dalle prigioni La voce dei torturati Le fosse comuni a pochi chilometri dal centro della capitale bielorussa Minsk, nella foresta di Kurapaty, sono state disseppellite nel 1988 … Continue reading
PRESS: L’arte prigioniera della Pussy Riot by Corriere della Sera
SOURCE: Corriere della Sera – La Lettura Di FEDERICA LAVARINI 12.12.2021 PRESS TEXT: L’arte prigioniera della Pussy Riot Sono passati quasi dieci anni da quando, il 21 febbraio 2012, una band di ragazze con il volto nascosto da un passamontagna … Continue reading
Communiqué de Presse- Des artistes et des créateurs afghans désespérés lancent un appel aux dirigeants mondiaux pour les sauver de la persécution des talibans
Communiqué de presse le 6 décembre 2021 Des artistes et des créateurs afghans désespérés lancent un appel aux dirigeants mondiaux pour les sauver de la persécution des talibans Artists at Risk (AR) s’est vu confier une lettre désespérée et puissante … Continue reading
Russian “Memorial” and Masha Alekhina – AR stands in Solidarity
Artists at Risk (AR) is deeply concerned about the Russian authorities’ draconian moves to shut down two of the country’s most important human rights organisations: International Memorial (Международный Мемориал ) and the Memorial Human Rights Centre (Правозащитный Центр “Мемориал”) The … Continue reading
AR-Resident Roma Durov
Roma Durov, otherwise known as 9cyka, is a visual artist. Durov works closely with Pussy Riot, having designed clothes for and produced paintings with the group. In 2021, Durov was caught up in the wider, ongoing crackdown against the punk-feminist … Continue reading
AR-Resident Veronika (Nika) Nikulshina
Veronika “Nika” Nikulshina is a multidisciplinary artist and human rights defender from Russia. She is known for her work as a performance artist and as a prominent member of Pussy Riot. Her work with the punk feminist group has made … Continue reading