LONDON—Adult TV channel Babestation is sponsoring the launch of Paris-based artist Pyotr Pavlensky’s new works at a/political’s new exhibition space, which is a first in the UK.
The space will open to the public on Oct. 11 with "Pornopolitics and other Precedents." Within the exhibition, Pavlensky introduces his theory of ‘Subject-Object Art,' utilizing three milestone events as case studies: "Threat" (2015), "Lighting" (2018), and "Pornopolitics" (2020).
Pavlensky is currently awaiting trial in France after his most recent artwork, "Pornopolitics," derailed French mayoral elections and sent shockwaves through Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron’s La République En Marche! party. This partnership linking pornography and fine art examines artists' right to artistic freedom as he exhibits the works for the first time. Pavlensky has been censored and oppressed by authorities in Russia, and then in France, so he decided to hold his exhibition in London. The artist says, “The whole history of art is the history of the collision between artists and power.”
Babestation is the largest British adult and webcam brand, having started as a modest television program in 2002. It will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2022. “There is currently an ongoing debate about the role and scope of adult-oriented material in society, with even MPs watching it in the House of Commons,” a Babestation representative said. Find out more at www.babestation.tv.
Pavlensky is an artist, born in 1984 in Leningrad, Russia. He has been making art since 2012, but since 2019, has been focusing on ‘Subject-Object Art’. Pavlensky lives in Paris, France, where he has been granted political asylum after leaving Russia in 2017.
a/political explores radical knowledge through the principle of Cultural Terror. Working within a range of artistic methodologies, the collective platforms voices that undermine the dominant narratives of our time. a/political functions through interventions, commissions, and a collection of modern and contemporary art.
The exhibition has a preview at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, and is open to the public from Oct. 12 to 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The gallery is located at Bacon Factory, 6 Stannary Street, London SE11 4AA.
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