Russian Artist Pyotr Pavlensky Wraps Himself In Barbed Wire In St Petersburg

On May 8, 2013 by Tim Newman

Russian Artist Wrapped In Barbed Wire - Art Shot

This is the kind of Russian art that seems really Russian. A guy in St Petersburg called Pyotr Pavlensky wrapped himself up in barbed wire and waited there, naked, to get cut out by police. I’m not sure of the intended message, but as a metaphor it’s pretty clear.

Russian Artist Wrapped In Barbed Wire - Close Up

Russian Artist Wrapped In Barbed Wire - Cut Out

Russian Artist Wrapped In Barbed Wire - In Street

This isn’t Pyotr Pavlensky‘s first foray into painful, poignant art. A few months back he sewed his mouth shut and stood outside a Catholic church protesting about their corrupt financial activities. His antic have landed him in jail in Russia.

He was given political asylum in France, but has landed himself in trouble once again by setting fire to a bank.

He’s since become embroiled in another debacle surrounding political s*x tapes, promising to expose political corruption on a “political p*rn” website.

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Russian Artist Wrapped In Barbed Wire - Mouth Sewn Shut

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