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Performance Art

Artist dangles above London's streets in stunt supporting gay rights in Chechnya

Artist dangles above London’s streets in stunt supporting gay rights in Chechnya

Protest on my mind: why did one performance land a Romanian artist in psychiatric hospital?

Protest on my mind: why did one performance land a Romanian artist in psychiatric hospital?

Russian artist locks himself in cupboard for 30 hours for World AIDS Day performance

Russian artist locks himself in cupboard for 30 hours for World AIDS Day performance

Beyond Pussy Riot: 7 controversial actionist-artists you should know

Beyond Pussy Riot: 7 controversial actionist-artists you should know

Eve’s Ribs: feminist arts festival to launch in St Petersburg on Friday

Eve’s Ribs: feminist arts festival to launch in St Petersburg on Friday

Performing the political: the Croatian artists staging public resistance to injustice

Performing the political: the Croatian artists staging public resistance to injustice

To make time: Hungarian artist Csilla Klenyánszki explores her capacity for balance

To make time: Hungarian artist Csilla Klenyánszki explores her capacity for balance

Could you be in Marina Abramović’s Kiev show?

Could you be in Marina Abramović’s Kiev show?

The art of action: meet the artist who walked across Moldova in search of cultural identity

The art of action: meet the artist who walked across Moldova in search of cultural identity

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky to seek asylum in France

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky to seek asylum in France

Witch hunt: US right-wing media mistake Marina Abramović dinner party for occult ritual

Witch hunt: US right-wing media mistake Marina Abramović dinner party for occult ritual

Burger King launches range inspired by Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky

Burger King launches range inspired by Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky

Belarus Free Theatre and Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina bring stories of persecuted artists to UK

Belarus Free Theatre and Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina bring stories of persecuted artists to UK

Street illegal: meet the artivists galvanising political protest in Armenia

Street illegal: meet the artivists galvanising political protest in Armenia

Moldovan artist to perform in London vegetable allotment

Moldovan artist to perform in London vegetable allotment

Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky stripped of award for support of criminal group

Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky stripped of award for support of criminal group

“Society has plunged into silence,” says Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky

“Society has plunged into silence,” says Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky released and fined

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky released and fined