Pussy Riot
Screen shot from Pussy Riot, Make America Great Again, 2016, via YouTube.
Russian activist art collective and punk rock group Pussy Riot have been outspoken opponents of censorship—a cause that sent three members of the group to jail in 2012 after protesting Vladimir Putin. This time in prison, however, only served to further impassion the group of artists. Since then, they’ve expanded their critique to oppressive governments and policies the world over. Just days before this past November’s U.S. election, the collective released a satirical video on YouTube warning Americans of what they saw as Trump’s exclusionary rhetoric, which could quickly lead to an “erosion of rights.” They’ve also taken to Twitter to amplify their core message of freedom of speech, a right called into question by Trump and his surrogate’s recent insults of press outlets such as The New York Times and CNN.
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