Part punk prayer, part cabaret, part concert, part video performance, part political rally: all of this was offered by the Russian feminist collective. pussy riot on one of the last nights of Miami Art Weekin the gardens of the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA Miami). The occasion was also multiple: CryptoPunksproject of Yuga Labsdonated to the artistic center, for its NFT collection, the work CryptoPunk #305. Y Nadya Tolokonnikovafounder of the band and activist, had recently presented her collaboration with Judy Chicago in the project open to the public What if women ruled the world?
In the hot tropical night, Tolokonnikova shouted “For Ukraine! For Ukraine!”, and the rest of the girls in the band, like the public, seconded her. She then she said “Vladimir Putin He’s a cretin” and protested against the police, who on several occasions detained her for her performances and protests in Russia. Every howl was celebrated. Some people were puffing (befitting a punk soirée), but their light Miami colors clashed with the attitude. Others seemed to belong more to the universe of the blockchain. Everyone valued the political position of the artists.
CryptoNovo recalled that “when I was a young guy”, he used to prefer “music driven by politics, things like Rage Against the Machine, that they had a purpose behind them”. His activism focuses on wellness: “I respect everyone who has a positive outlook and tries to do what’s good for the world, good for themselves.” His greeting is broad: “I welcome all my aliens, my primates and my zombies. To all. It doesn’t matter what your gender is, or who you identify with.”
The Pussy Riot became known globally in 2012, when a 40-second performance in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow landed two of them in prison: Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina. That punk prayeras the event was called, consisted of praying (punk style) that the power of Vladimir Putin. They also sang about feminism and about people LGBT+persecuted in Russia.
That is why another attendee at the evening, Alexa Wollman, underlined the value of the artists: “Pussy Riot is important in matters of the first amendment”, he said, alluding to the guarantee that the United States Constitution gives to free expression. “The right to speak your truth and say what is real,” he continued. “And it’s also important for feminism, which particularly in the United States is under attack right now.”
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Pussy Riot activism has expanded. In addition to projects like What if women ruled the world?which Tolokonnikova develops with Chicago and the sponsorship of DMINTIa platform that supports artists with resources Web3the founder of the band produces NFTs. Its sales have generated more than USD 12 million dollars that the collective donated to causes such as abortion and women’s reproductive rights, LGBT+ people organizations and actions to help the population of Ukraine at war after the Russian invasion.
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With some images from his recent account on Only Fans, where she opened an incredible and solid space to preach about matriarchy and sexual positivity, Tolokonnikova was preparing the end of the concert. The scene transmuted into a clubbing night, and hip hop sounded and then Pussy Riot sounded, and the arms of the public and those of the performers were confused, raised, close, in the dark. The last song complied with the punk label and ended with the words “Fuck you”.
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