Art and Activism: An Evening with Nadya Tolokonnikova
Thursday, April 17, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs present an evening with conceptual artist and political activist Nadya Tolokonnikova on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion at MD Anderson Library at the University of Houston. Tolokonnikova is the creator of Pussy Riot, a global feminist protest-art movement. In 2012, Pussy Riot performed the song “Punk Prayer” in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, opposing the reelection of Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency and resulting in their arrests by Russian authorities.
Tolokonnikova will be in dialogue with Patricia Restrepo, assistant curator and exhibitions manager at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, on topics ranging from her provocative multidisciplinary practice to her experience as a political prisoner in Russia and art censorship’s impact on culture. The artist talk is free and open to the University of Houston campus and surrounding communities, but registration is required.
- Location
- Rockwall Pavillion, MD. Anderson Library
- Cost
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