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Documentation: Dressed to Resist in Iran by Farnaz Abdoli at the World Village Festival
Related: Farnaz Abdoli and Artists at Risk (AR) at the World Village Festival: Dressed to Resist in Iran Photos by Marjo Tynkkynen, Camilla Hanhirova, Julius Töyrylä, Tanja Ryhänen, and Katarina Sjöholm. AR-alumna Farnaz Abdoli at the World Village Festival, May … Continue reading
PRESS: “A strand of hair showing from under a scarf or an unbuttoned tunic: how a small act can become resistance for women in Iran” by Helsingin Sanomat
Source: Helsingin Sanomat by Kristiina Sarasti, 16 May 2026, Link to original article: https://www.hs.fi/popkulttuuri/art-2000011978498.html Automated machine translation: A strand of hair showing from under a headscarf or an unbuttoned tunic: even a small act like this can be resistance for … Continue reading
Posted in NEWS, Press Reports
Tagged ar resident, authoritarian regime, freedom of expression, human rights, Iran, Safe Haven Helsinki
Maria Alekhina featured in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alekhina joined AR’s Co-Directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen for a thought-provoking panel at Art Cologne alongside Julia Moebus-Puck of the Vienna Actionism Museum WAM, and Kolja Reichert of the K21 NRW, co-organised by Kathrin Luz. Together … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR): Year in Review 2023 (Part 1)
Peace may seem hard to imagine in a year marked by unspeakable violence that batter our screens and minds. It is a difficult wish to make, but the artists we work for and with, whose lives and art are coloured … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistatrisk, 10 years old, 10th Anniversary!, 2023, activism, antifascist, AR, artists at risk, authoritarian regime, cooperation, freedom of expression, human rights, New Year, Ukraine
Venice Biennale: “The Member”, a historical Performance-Intervention at the Russian Pavilion by Aleksey Yudnikov, 22.04.2022
At this most dangerous juncture in European history since the Second World War, this vivid performance at the Venice Biennale painted a nuanced picture of our vulgar times. A historical entry in the yearbook of the Russian Pavilion! Artist: Aleksey … Continue reading
PRESS: The Art World Responds to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine by Wide Walls
Source: Wide Walls Balasz Takac 13.04.2022 PRESS TEXT: The Art World Responds to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine In 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, and this particular event marked the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. … Continue reading
PRESS: A letter for Ukraine by e-flux
SOURCE: e-flux 28.02.2022 PRESS TEXT: A letter for Ukraine e-flux We stand alongside the people of Ukraine in their resistance to the invasion of their country by Russian forces. We assert the rights of the Ukrainian people to free expression … Continue reading
Posted in Press Reports
Tagged #artistsatrisk, alliancesforartatrisk, AR, authoritarian regime, cooperation, democracy, freedom of speech, human rights, NoWar, Putin, Ukraine, WarinUkraine, нівійні, нетвойне
ATTENTION AFGHANS who have escaped Afghanistan and are already in safety:
AFGHANS who have escaped Afghanistan and are already in safety: Fill in this Waiver Form to give your place on the German List to those in Need. The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs arbitrarily closed the list to Afghans at … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, afghanistan, artists at risk, Artists at Risk (AR), authoritarian regime, Deutschland, germany, human rights, list, SaveAfghanArtists, visa, visum
Institutions and Resistance, ZKM Conference, AR-ENSH (2022)
Updates on the dedicated webpage at ZKM Institutions and Resistance – Alliances for Art at Risk February 11–12, 2022 ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe zkm.de Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube Artists at Risk (AR) www.artistsatrisk.org YouTube / Instagram / Facebook / … Continue reading
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Tagged #alliancesforartatrisk participant, #artistsatrisk, activism, Alliances, alliancesforartatrisk, anti-democratic, antifascist, AR, ar safe haven, Arists at Risk, art at risk, artists at risk, Artists at Risk (AR), authoritarian regime, cooperation, democracy, democracy activism, freedom of expression, human rights, inegalitarian, Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen, Pussy Riot, risk, risks, Safe Haven, threats
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 17. David Wengrow
David Wengrow is Professor of Comparative Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL) and has been a visiting professor at New York University, the University of Auckland, and the University of Freiburg. He is co-author of the New … Continue reading
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