Strategies of Russian Art Activism

On the 3rd and 4th of March, Welcome Back, Putin! a festival of Russian art activism, was held in Amsterdam. Events included an exhibition curated by Zhir gallery, a screening of the film Khodorkovsky, and discussions with local politicians and journalists.

Car Impounding

Partizaning teamed up with Flacon Design Factory to deal with the problem of motorists who unabashedly block pedestrian crossings, trolley ways and bus paths. We designed an intervention for pedestrians to take charge and make motorists more accountable. On Feb

Is There a Place for Those Who are Different?

Another rally for ‘fair elections’ took place in Moscow on February 5th, 2012. If in December the desire to oppose, and joy deriving from recognizing the beginning of change were paramount, then a couple of months later, rational judgments about

Park(ing) Day Comes to Moscow

American cities began grappling with the problem of traffic jams in the 1930s. European cities became densely populated with cars in the 1960s. Today, most major cities of the world have tried to solve problems related to growing private car