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Pussy Riot and FEMEN Protest Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale

Pussy Riot and Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN protested the Russian pavilion

Variety Music·May 6, 2026·via Variety Music

Pussy Riot and FEMEN Protest Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale

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May 6, 2026 7:19am PT

Pussy Riot Stage Protest Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale Art Exhibition

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Russian feminist protest music and performance art group Pussy Riot and members of Ukrainian feminist organisation FEMEN on Wed. staged a protest attempting to block the opening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale art exhibition.

Screaming slogans such as “Russia’s art is blood” and “Enjoy the Show – Ignore the War” and performing their “Disobey” song amid pink, blue and yellow smoke, the anti-Putin activist group reportedly managed to delay the opening of the pavilion for roughly 30 minutes as Italian police blocked the entrance to the site in the Venice Giardini area.