Fuck for the Heir Puppy Bear! (Russian: Ебись за наследника Медвежонка, tr.Yebis' za naslednika Medvezhonka) was a political-artistic performance staged by Russian performance group Voina at the Timiryazev State Biological Museum in Moscow in February 2008.
On 23 February, as a prelude to the event, members of Voina showed up at a meeting of the Young Guard of United Russia and displayed a white banner with the slogan "Fuck for the Heir Puppy Bear".[1]
On 28 February almost twenty people assembled in the Moscow Biological Museum. Five couples undressed in the museum hall "Metabolism and Energy of Organisms", and engaged in sexual intercourse[2] next to a glass taxidermy display case which contained a stuffed bear.[citation needed] Participants included Vera Kondakova (from Ukraine), Alexandre Karpenko (from Ukraine), as well as other well known Voina members.
The performance was a protest of the election of Dmitry Medvedev in the 2008 Russian presidential election. It took place in front of a black flag with a slogan reading: "Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear!".[citation needed] The title "Puppy Bear" is a play on words referring to Medvedev, whose last name derives from the Russian word medved, "bear".
The Voina's performance was photographed and videotaped by several spectators invited by the group. It was also described and photographically illustrated online, by Russian lexicographer and blogger Alexei Plutser-Sarno, who himself participated in the action.[3] Photos of the performance were also published by blogger adolfych.[4] Following these blog reports, the action was covered by the media and met with mostly conservative responses in Russian society.
On March 3, Voina reappeared with the same slogan and marched with the banner "I fuck the Puppy Bear" at the Dissenters March in St. Petersburg.[5]
Performance goals
The performance was announced as a ritual for the bear totem. Plucer-Sarno explained the reason for the action was "We do not have a goal to necessarily be radical instigators. We have a goal to be honest artists and tell what we think. We think that the government fucks the people, and the people like this. This is why the action 'Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear' was born".[6] He also said in the same interview that "This is a portrait of pre-election Russia: everybody fucks each other, and the puppy bear looks at that with an unconcealed scorn".
Plucer-Sarno published in his blog a commentary by artist Maria Perchikhina that described the performance as an "act of subversive affirmation".[7] According to this opinion, the stuffed bear symbolizes the Russian political system, termed "imitation democracy" by Dmitry Furman, and turns into the figure of the "chosen chief bear". The goal of the action then, following the analogy of archaic fertility rituals, is birth assistance for the new political system. The ideas of fertility and reproduction along with the national idea form the core of the new political system. The single transgressive feature in the performance was the publicity of sexual activity. Perchikhina interpreted that transgressive feature as subversive affirmation, in other words, a resistance to the system by outperforming it (similar to "trying to be a better catholic than the Pope"). She also quoted an article by Inke Arns and Sylvia Sasse where the principle of subversive affirmation was explained.[8]
Political science expert Ilya Prokudin commented that the action was clearly political: "The action in the Zoological museum had a political character. It was dedicated to the newly baked (we should not call him newly elected, who elected him?) puppy president, Medvedev, and mocked one of the 'national projects' curated by him, namely 'on the increase in birth rate'. For the least apprehensive, even a pregnant woman ('Nadezhda Tolokonnikova')[9] was part of the scene.
Response to performance
Faculty of Philosophy
One of the performers in phone interview with internet news agency Lenta.ru said that a student was expelled from the Faculty of Philosophy of MSU for participating in the action. However, the Dean of the Faculty, V.V. Mironov, stated that two or three students had been expelled long before the performance for poor grades.[10] Mironov condemned such performances and claimed that the majority of MSU students share his negative opinion.[11]
An unnamed organization gathered a collection of signatures under a document that condemned the performance. However, an alternative group collected signatures in favor of the performance.[citation needed]
Media response
Press and internet
Generally negative opinions of "Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear!" were published by the media. A number of publications focused on the amoral behavior of the performers. Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda commented: "They are not unrecognized geniuses. They are losers and poseurs acting on the principle: 'come, trash the place, go away'. For the PR, they would dance on a grave, and even take off their panties in public. And they do not care that after such actions innocent people suffer - metro employees, museum keepers. These actions of urban psychos stink very badly."[12]
Mikhail Zhukhov, a lawyer from the attorney's collegium "Justice" commented that the performers' actions contained elements of crime described in Article 213, "Hooliganism", of Russian Criminal Code: "The action of the participants severely violated social order. Taking into account the place and the fact that people with photo-cameras and video-cameras were invited, a conclusion can be made about the existence or premeditation. All of this was done by a group of people by a prior arrangement. The participants might face harsh consequences - part 2 of article 213 of Russian Criminal Code makes a provision for a prison sentence for up to seven years. Museum staff should write a report to the Internal Affairs Department".[12]
A representative of the foundation for effective politics, Pavel Danilin, called the performers pornographers and jerks and claimed that they had put shame on the Faculty and the University.[citation needed]
Radio and television
Russian poet Dmitry Volchek, who participated along with Alexei Plucer-Sarno in the Radio Liberty program devoted to the performance, claimed that the action had not been radical enough. He had also commented that the essence of conceptual art is in targeting the most vulnerable spot in the subconsciousness. In Volchek's opinion, that spot was accidentally hit by the action, making the stroke so painful.
Television covered the performance in several programs that described Voina's activities.
Videos of the action and of its media coverage can be found on the Internet.
^Video of Voina showing the banner "Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear" at the meeting of Young Guards of United Russia www.youtube.com
^. www.henrikaeshna.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
^Original account of the performance in Plucer-Sarno blog. plucer.livejournal.com
^Performance photos published by blogger adolfych, adolfych.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
^Video showing the banner "I fuck the puppy bear" at the Dissenters March www.youtube.com
^Dmitry Desyaterik. Moscow art-group Voina as protest art in pure form. Den, Kiev, 31 July 2009.
^Act of subversive affirmation: Artist Maria Perchikhina on the action "Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear" plucer.livejournal.com
^Inke Arns and Sylvia Sasse. Subversive Affirmation. On Mimesis as Strategy of Resistance. In: Irwin: East Art Map, London / Ljubljana 2005 www.projects.v2.nl
^Pictures from the "Act" 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Hipster Runoff, 20 Aug 2012
^MSU students were not recognized among the participants of group sex. lenta.ru March 4, 2008
^Scientific council will determine the fate of MSU students who participated in the museum orgy. .rian.ru March 6, 2008
^ abAlexandra Mayantseva. Group sex undertaken in Biological museum. Komsomolskaya Pravda March 5, 2008
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Fuck for the Heir Puppy Bear Russian Ebis za naslednika Medvezhonka tr Yebis za naslednika Medvezhonka was a political artistic performance staged by Russian performance group Voina at the Timiryazev State Biological Museum in Moscow in February 2008 Contents 1 Performance 2 Performance goals 3 Response to performance 3 1 Faculty of Philosophy 3 2 Media response 3 2 1 Press and internet 3 2 2 Radio and television 4 See also 5 ReferencesPerformance EditOn 23 February as a prelude to the event members of Voina showed up at a meeting of the Young Guard of United Russia and displayed a white banner with the slogan Fuck for the Heir Puppy Bear 1 On 28 February almost twenty people assembled in the Moscow Biological Museum Five couples undressed in the museum hall Metabolism and Energy of Organisms and engaged in sexual intercourse 2 next to a glass taxidermy display case which contained a stuffed bear citation needed Participants included Vera Kondakova from Ukraine Alexandre Karpenko from Ukraine as well as other well known Voina members The performance was a protest of the election of Dmitry Medvedev in the 2008 Russian presidential election It took place in front of a black flag with a slogan reading Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear citation needed The title Puppy Bear is a play on words referring to Medvedev whose last name derives from the Russian word medved bear The Voina s performance was photographed and videotaped by several spectators invited by the group It was also described and photographically illustrated online by Russian lexicographer and blogger Alexei Plutser Sarno who himself participated in the action 3 Photos of the performance were also published by blogger adolfych 4 Following these blog reports the action was covered by the media and met with mostly conservative responses in Russian society On March 3 Voina reappeared with the same slogan and marched with the banner I fuck the Puppy Bear at the Dissenters March in St Petersburg 5 Performance goals EditThe performance was announced as a ritual for the bear totem Plucer Sarno explained the reason for the action was We do not have a goal to necessarily be radical instigators We have a goal to be honest artists and tell what we think We think that the government fucks the people and the people like this This is why the action Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear was born 6 He also said in the same interview that This is a portrait of pre election Russia everybody fucks each other and the puppy bear looks at that with an unconcealed scorn Plucer Sarno published in his blog a commentary by artist Maria Perchikhina that described the performance as an act of subversive affirmation 7 According to this opinion the stuffed bear symbolizes the Russian political system termed imitation democracy by Dmitry Furman and turns into the figure of the chosen chief bear The goal of the action then following the analogy of archaic fertility rituals is birth assistance for the new political system The ideas of fertility and reproduction along with the national idea form the core of the new political system The single transgressive feature in the performance was the publicity of sexual activity Perchikhina interpreted that transgressive feature as subversive affirmation in other words a resistance to the system by outperforming it similar to trying to be a better catholic than the Pope She also quoted an article by Inke Arns and Sylvia Sasse where the principle of subversive affirmation was explained 8 Political science expert Ilya Prokudin commented that the action was clearly political The action in the Zoological museum had a political character It was dedicated to the newly baked we should not call him newly elected who elected him puppy president Medvedev and mocked one of the national projects curated by him namely on the increase in birth rate For the least apprehensive even a pregnant woman Nadezhda Tolokonnikova 9 was part of the scene Response to performance EditFaculty of Philosophy Edit One of the performers in phone interview with internet news agency Lenta ru said that a student was expelled from the Faculty of Philosophy of MSU for participating in the action However the Dean of the Faculty V V Mironov stated that two or three students had been expelled long before the performance for poor grades 10 Mironov condemned such performances and claimed that the majority of MSU students share his negative opinion 11 An unnamed organization gathered a collection of signatures under a document that condemned the performance However an alternative group collected signatures in favor of the performance citation needed Media response Edit Press and internet Edit Generally negative opinions of Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear were published by the media A number of publications focused on the amoral behavior of the performers Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda commented They are not unrecognized geniuses They are losers and poseurs acting on the principle come trash the place go away For the PR they would dance on a grave and even take off their panties in public And they do not care that after such actions innocent people suffer metro employees museum keepers These actions of urban psychos stink very badly 12 Mikhail Zhukhov a lawyer from the attorney s collegium Justice commented that the performers actions contained elements of crime described in Article 213 Hooliganism of Russian Criminal Code The action of the participants severely violated social order Taking into account the place and the fact that people with photo cameras and video cameras were invited a conclusion can be made about the existence or premeditation All of this was done by a group of people by a prior arrangement The participants might face harsh consequences part 2 of article 213 of Russian Criminal Code makes a provision for a prison sentence for up to seven years Museum staff should write a report to the Internal Affairs Department 12 A representative of the foundation for effective politics Pavel Danilin called the performers pornographers and jerks and claimed that they had put shame on the Faculty and the University citation needed Radio and television Edit Russian poet Dmitry Volchek who participated along with Alexei Plucer Sarno in the Radio Liberty program devoted to the performance claimed that the action had not been radical enough He had also commented that the essence of conceptual art is in targeting the most vulnerable spot in the subconsciousness In Volchek s opinion that spot was accidentally hit by the action making the stroke so painful Television covered the performance in several programs that described Voina s activities Videos of the action and of its media coverage can be found on the Internet See also EditFuck for Forest Guerrilla theatre Performance artReferences Edit Video of Voina showing the banner Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear at the meeting of Young Guards of United Russia www youtube com SEX ORGY IN A MUSEUM what do PUSSY RIOT amp VOINA have in common Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear www henrikaeshna com Archived from the original on 2013 11 13 Retrieved 2013 09 13 Original account of the performance in Plucer Sarno blog plucer livejournal com Performance photos published by blogger adolfych adolfych livejournal com Archived 2009 05 31 at the Wayback Machine Video showing the banner I fuck the puppy bear at the Dissenters March www youtube com Dmitry Desyaterik Moscow art group Voina as protest art in pure form Den Kiev 31 July 2009 Act of subversive affirmation Artist Maria Perchikhina on the action Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear plucer livejournal com Inke Arns and Sylvia Sasse Subversive Affirmation On Mimesis as Strategy of Resistance In Irwin East Art Map London Ljubljana 2005 www projects v2 nl Pictures from the Act Archived 2012 10 10 at the Wayback Machine Hipster Runoff 20 Aug 2012 MSU students were not recognized among the participants of group sex lenta ru March 4 2008 Scientific council will determine the fate of MSU students who participated in the museum orgy rian ru March 6 2008 a b Alexandra Mayantseva Group sex undertaken in Biological museum Komsomolskaya Pravda March 5 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear amp oldid 1076914293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
