Petr Pavlensky

Pyotr Andreevich Pavlensky
Пётр Андреевич Павленский
Born (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
EducationSaint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy, St. Petersburg Pro Arte Foundation for Culture and Arts
Known forActionism, Political art
Notable workSeam, Carcass, Fixation, Freedom, Segregation, Lighting, Pornopolitics

Pyotr (or Petr) Andreyevich Pavlensky (Russian: Пётр Андреевич Павленский; born 8 March 1984) is a Russian contemporary artist. He is known for his controversial political art performances,[1] which he calls "events of Subject-Object Art"[2][3] (previously "events of political art").[4] His work often involves nudity and self-mutilation.[5] Pavlensky makes the "mechanics of power" visible, forcing authorities to take part in his events by staging them in areas with heavy police surveillance.[6] By doing so, "the criminal case becomes one of the layers of the artwork" and the government is "[drawn] into the process of making art".[7]

  1. ^ Marin, Fiona (2020-02-24). "Piotr Pavlenski : artiste performer à l'ère du digital". UN1K. ART MAGAZINE (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. ^ "Pyotr Pavlensky Uncensored The Artlyst Interview - Paul Carter Robinson". Artlyst. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  3. ^ "Art and activist body a/political to open London space with exhibition by Russian artist facing trial over sex video". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  4. ^ "" L'art politique " selon Piotr Pavlenski". L'Obs (in French). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  5. ^ Eberstadt, Fernanda (2019-07-11). "The Dangerous Art of Pyotr Pavlensky (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  6. ^ RFE/RL (24 October 2016). "I want to force russian authorities to make art" – via RFI.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt-dangerous-art-2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).