Petr Pavlensky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Petr Pavlensky

Russian artist

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1984

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Profession: politician, artist, painter

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Petr (or Pyotr) Andreyevich Pavlensky (Russian: ???? ????????? ??????????; born March 8, 1984) is a Russian contemporary artist and publisher of the journal Political Propaganda.
Known for his controversial political performance art, which he calls "actions", Pavlensky is a significant figure in political art, and his work often involves nudity and self-mutilation.
Pavlensky explicitly denounces the "mechanics of power", forcing authorities to take part in his artistic actions by staging them in areas with heavy police surveillance, explaining that "the criminal case becomes one of the layers of the artwork" and the government is "[drawn] into the process of making art".