Pussy Riot
Poster
2012 (designed), 2018 (printed)
2012 (designed), 2018 (printed)
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Pussy Riot is a Russian protest punk rock and performance group, with themes including feminism, LGBT rights, opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his policies, and the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2012 three of the group's members, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were convicted of sacreligious hooliganism after a guerilla performance in Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Graphic designer Jamie Reid created this poster in response. It features an image of Vladimir Putin with a typical Pussy Riot balaclava on top.
Object details
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| Title | Pussy Riot (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, Free Pussy Riot, designed by Jamie Reid, 2012 |
| Physical description | This poster features an image of Russian president Vladimir Putin with a balaclava superimposed on top. Text reads, "Free Pussy Riot"; "Putin says he sees the light / And he sold his soul for punk". |
| Credit line | Given by Ramona Riedzewski |
| Summary | Pussy Riot is a Russian protest punk rock and performance group, with themes including feminism, LGBT rights, opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his policies, and the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2012 three of the group's members, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were convicted of sacreligious hooliganism after a guerilla performance in Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Graphic designer Jamie Reid created this poster in response. It features an image of Vladimir Putin with a typical Pussy Riot balaclava on top. |
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| Accession number | S.134-2021 |
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| Record created | January 26, 2021 |
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