Nadya Tolokonnikova, a co-founder of Pussy Riot, has created a unique durational performance titled Police State at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. In a mock prison cell, she layers live music with samples from real prisons, using instruments including a pink toy piano and synthesizer. The installation mirrors her two-year confinement in Russian prisons following her political protests against Putin. It invites visitors to witness the performance through surveillance feeds, confronting the realities of authoritarian oppression while making a bold artistic statement on freedom.
"Visitors can kneel to watch a television with a four-channel surveillance feed, adding an unsettling layer of voyeurism to the experience of Tolokonnikova's performance."
"Tolokonnikova's installation serves not just as a journey into her experience but an exploration of the collective struggle against authoritarianism and a call for freedom."
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