The Russian punk band “Pussy Riot” is known for sensational performances. In the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the activists expressed their contempt for Putin in a special way.
Munich – The spontaneous appearance of the Russian punk band “Pussy Riot” in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich only lasted a few minutes. Then the three women were gone again. Their stage was the large staircase in the foyer of the museum, on which the three activists denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a criminal and warmonger to rhythmic beats and in their usual provocative manner.
“Pussy Riot” member lifts her skirt and urinates on picture of Russian president
With knitted masks over their faces, they condemned the destructive bombs on Ukraine and called for solidarity with the people there. And they made a special sign of contempt: one of the women in the group lifted her skirt and urinated on a picture of Putin.
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An event that has probably never taken place in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich before. A form of action that “Pussy Riot” had already offered on stage elsewhere. Afterwards, the women took off their masks and appeared wearing sweaters – with a clear political message: “No Putin, No War” was written there in bright red letters. The performance artist Flatz was also there, having invited the group to the Bavarian capital, where they later wanted to give a spontaneous concert at the Bahnwachter Thiel cultural center.
(At the beginning of April, an employee hung his own picture in the Pinakothek der Moderne. It cost him dearly.)
Many people came to see the famous activists of the punk band in the entrance area of the museum. The performance artist Flatz arranged the visit to show “Pussy Riot” through his retrospective in the Pinakothek der Moderne. Flatz met the band in 2021 at a concert in Dornbirn, Austria - his former hometown.
Munich resident and performance artist Flatz on “Pussy Riot”: “few women who have balls like that”
The Munich resident supports the political background of the women who have already suffered prison sentences, house arrest and other reprisals for their protests in Russia. He has great respect for her courage. “There are few women who have such balls to stand up and make public the political society and dangerous situation we are in,” said the performance artist, pointing to right-wing tendencies in many European countries. “If you don’t get up now, you won’t be able to say afterwards that I didn’t know anything.”
(mrk/dpa)