Artists Against the Kremlin

In August 2024 De Balie, All Rights Reversed Art and The Moscow Times organized Artists Against the Kremlin, a large-scale anti-war and dissident art exhibition featuring over 100 works by Russian-speaking artists opposing war and authoritarianism. Following the successful exhibition there is now a full catalog. Today we present the book and speak with several artists who contributed.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the number of imprisoned artists in Russia has grown. Artist Sasha Skochilenko spent 2 years in a labor camp for an action where she replaced store price tags with anti-war stickers, including some where the prices were replaced by the number of casualties from the war in Ukraine. The secret services began monitoring artists, conducting interrogations, and threatening searches. As a result, many artists fled Russia, while those who stayed are forced to work underground, constantly risking arrest. Russian protest art remains invisible to both fellow citizens—due to censorship in Russia—and to international audiences. With Artists Against the Kremlin we show and affirm the existence of a broad anti-war movement, in and outside Russia.

About the book
Artists Against the Kremlin features a catalogue of 150+ works, the story behind the exhibition, curatorial essays, and personal insights from the artists through in-depth interviews. Artists Against the Kremlin vol. 1 includes works by Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot), Linor Goralik, Sasha Skochilenko, Pavel Krisevich, Danila Tkachenko, Philippenzo, Victor Melamed, Vladlena Sandu, Mikhail Ray, Liza Pushkina, Andrey Bilzho, Sergey Karev, Slava Ptrk, Kuril Chto, the art group Pomidor, and many others.

More info about the book: BOOK: ARTISTS AGAINST the KREMLIN vol.1 | Indiegogo