The Actionist: Going behind the self-mutilation and vandalism art of Pytor Pavelnsky

His acts of self-mutilation and vandalism have landed him in jail in Russia and France. Fernanda Eberstadt on the dangerous art of Pyotr Pavlensky

The Actionist: Going behind the self-mutilation and vandalism art of Pytor Pavelnsky
Sat, 27 Jul, 2019 - 01:00

His acts of self-mutilation and vandalism have landed him in jail in Russia and France. Fernanda Eberstadt on the dangerous art of Pyotr Pavlensky

Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky poses after setting fire to the doors of the headquarters of the FSB security service, the successor to the KGB, in central Moscow early on November 9, 2015. (NIGINA BEROEVA/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky poses after setting fire to the doors of the headquarters of the FSB security service, the successor to the KGB, in central Moscow early on November 9, 2015. (NIGINA BEROEVA/AFP/Getty Images)

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