Russia pursues performance artist who nailed himself to Red Square in protest

© Stringer . / Reuters/REUTERS - Artist Pyotr Pavlensky lies on the ground, wrapped in barbed wire roll, during a protest action in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 3.

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By Kathy Lally, Friday, November 15, 1:19 PM E-mail the writer

MOSCOW — Artist Pyotr Pavlensky’s protest performances have begun to take on a familiar, if chilling, pattern. First, horrified policemen stare at him in confusion. Then they call a doctor.

» Russia pursues performance artist who nailed himself to Red Square in protest
15/11/13 13:19 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
MOSCOW — Artist Pyotr Pavlensky’s protest performances have begun to take on a familiar, if chilling, pattern. First, horrified policemen stare at him in confusion. Then they call a doctor. On Friday, the 29-year-old’s audience swelled w...