Putin’s Ashes Total Installation (Official Trailer) / ПЕПЕЛ ПУТИНА

Putin’s Ashes is a touring total installation by Pussy Riot. Criminal charges are being prepared on Tolokonnikova by Russian police currently in response to Putin’s Ashes, but Pussy Riot refuse to stop. For 8 days, 27 Jan - 4 Feb 2023, Putin’s Ashes were hosted at Jeffrey Deitch’s Los Angeles gallery. Pussy Riot invite everyone to join their protest against the authoritarian leader of Russia who started the biggest war in Europe since World War II. Putin’s Ashes was initiated in August 2022 when Pussy Riot burned a 10 x 10 foot portrait of the Russian president, performed rituals and cast spells aimed to chase Putin away. Twelve women participated in the performance. In order to join, women were required to experience acute hatred and resentment toward the Russian president. Most of the participants were either Ukrainian, Belarusian or Russian. Pussy Riot’s founding member Nadya Tolokonnikova bottled the ashes of the burnt portrait and incorporated them into her