Prague exhibition presents development of Russian political art

Prague, Feb 7 (CTK) - Pussy Riot and the Russian Tradition of Art Resistance is the name of the exhibition that was opened in Prague's MeetFactory gallery Thursday and maps the development of the Russian political art in the past three decades.

The exhibition's name alludes to the Russian girl punk band whose members have been sentenced to jail for their performance in protest at Vladimir Putin before the Russian presidential polls last year.

The case provoked reactions of solidarity all over the world.

The authors of the travelling exhibition that will also be presented in other European towns are Moscow art critic Andrei Yerofeyev and his aides Alexandra Kondrashova and Elizaveta Konovalova.

They have shown the Pussy Riot case in the broad historical and present context of the Russian artistic and activist scene.

The exhibition highlights the development of Russian political art from performance, street art and flashmob meetings to artistic activism, illustrated by best-known examples of works of art, videos, documentaries and requisites.

The authors mainly focused on esthetic aspects of artistic events whose common denominator is resistance to pressure.

Works by significant Russian artists and groups are on display at the exhibition.