Piotr Pavlenski will publish a book on October 7th.
With a slightly pompous title,
Théorème.
It will be a series of
e
ntretiens with Mariel Primois Bizot old volunteer art director at Power Up!.
In February 2020, the Russian activist and artist who took refuge in France hit the headlines by broadcasting the compromising videos and messages of Benjamin Griveaux.
This action that Piotr Pavlenski described as “
pornopolitical
” had led to the candidate's withdrawal from municipal elections in Paris.
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“
In this book which is presented as an alphabet book, Piotr Pavlensky explains his approach, looks back on his career, his family, his training in art schools in Moscow, the artistic precedents that interested him (Courbet, Duchamp, etc. .)
”, Explains the Exils publishing house.
"
He distinguishes what he calls decorative art, art that speaks of politics, and finally political art
," he said.
An event book which is at the same time a denunciation of contemporary hypocrisies around art and power games
”
Indicted
In February, Piotr Pavlenski and his companion Alexandra de Taddeo had been indicted and placed under judicial supervision as part of an information for "
invasion of privacy by recording or transmitting the image of a person of a sexual nature
”and“
distribution without the consent of the person of a recording of words or images of a sexual nature
”.
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Piotr Pavlenski had justified his gesture as an act of resistance by criticizing the "
hypocrisy
" of Benjamin Griveaux because, according to him, he
"used his family by presenting himself as an icon for all fathers and husbands in Paris"
and
"made propaganda of traditional family values ”
.