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

On May 8, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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 jazz. Dedication.

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