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Voina () is a Russian art collective known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. The group has had more than sixty members, including former and current students of the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography, Moscow State University, and University of Tartu. However, the group does not cooperate with state or private institutions, and is not supported by any Russian curators or gallerists.

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Art movement.name
Voina
Art movement.image
Pyotr Verzilov and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (2007-06-11; Denis Bochkarev).jpg
Art movement.caption
Members of Voina at the Dissenters' March, 2007
Art movement.yearsactive
2007-2024
Art movement.location
Moscow, Russia
Art movement.influenced
Pussy Riot

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Contents
  • Origins
  • Early activity
  • ''Mordovian Hour''
  • ''Feast''
  • ''Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear!''
  • ''Humiliation of a Cop in his House''
  • ''Cop in a Priest's Cassock''
  • ''In Memory of the Decembrists''
  • ''The Storming of the White House''
  • ''The Banning of the Clubs''
  • ''Dick in the Ass – Punk Concert in the Courtroom''
  • Split
  • Activities of the original members since 2009
  • ''Dick Captured by the FSB''
  • ''How to Snatch a Chicken''
  • ''Palace Coup''
  • ''Cops Auto-da-fe, or Fucking Prometheus''
  • Activities of the Moscow faction since 2009
  • ''Cockroach Court''
  • ''Operation: Kiss Garbage''
  • Pussy Riot
  • Aftermath of split
  • References
  • External links
  • Photographs
  • Videos
  • Other

Voina () is a Russian art collective known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. The group has had more than sixty members, including former and current students of the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography, Moscow State University, and University of Tartu. However, the group does not cooperate with state or private institutions, and is not supported by any Russian curators or gallerists.

The activities of Voina have ranged from street protest, symbolic pranks in public places, and performance-art happenings, to vandalism and destruction of public property. More than a dozen criminal cases have been brought against the group. On 7 April 2011 the group was awarded the "Innovation" prize in the category "Work of Visual Art", established by the Russian Ministry of Culture.

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