ARTINFO
by Kyle Chayka, Ashton Cooper
August 18, 2012
Pussy Riot founder and former Voina member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova told the Guardianthat “art is politics.” When asked if the band considered themselves protesters or artists, she responded, "We couldn't imagine ourselves without one or the other. We don't understand how an artist can think about society but say he's apolitical." In the timeline below, ARTINFO charts the founding and growth of Pussy Riot alongside the provocative political actions that landed them both in jail and in the international spotlight.