Nadya Tolokonnikova was in Berlin for a performance and is getting her first European solo exhibition as an artist. She remains as defiant as ever against Putin's regime. "We'll need a bit more space, because I will be screaming soon," said creator Nadya Tolokonnikova, as she and her group of performers lined up in front of Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, calling on the crowd massed in front of the museum to take a few steps back.
"And you know why I will be screaming?" added Tolokonnikova before launching her . "Because we women and queer people are encouraged to be quiet, and that's why we're going to take up our space now." Among the several hundreds of supporters of the Russian feminist protest art collective gathered to see them perform live, many fans were wearing Pussy Riot's iconic balaclavas for the free event — just like the around 50 performers accompanying Tolokonnikova.
Now an international movement with hundreds of people participating in their protest actions, Pussy Riot first grabbed the world's attention in 2012, following a guerrilla performance in a cathedral in Moscow. Their "Punk Prayer" performed in the collective's trademark colorful balaclavas got the group's founders, Nadya Tolokonnikova and , sentenced to two years in prison for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred." 'Rage' as an art show The Berlin performance was a one-night event promoting Nadya Tolokonnikova's exhibition at the , an Austrian contemporary art museum.
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