Natalia Sokol

Natalia Sokol aka Koza is the leader of the Russian highly political art-group Voina. Sokol together with her husband Oleg Vorotnikov is founding member of Voina, a political artist group in Russia. Since their formation in 2005, Voina performs agitation in public space and openly critiques the Putin administration.

Natalia Sokol
Born (1980-06-03) June 3, 1980
Balakovo, Soviet Union
Other namesKoza, Kozlionok
EducationPhD of Physics in the Lomonosov Moscow State University
Known forVoina
Spouse(s)Oleg Vorotnikov

Natalia Sokol has been involved in the Voina works such as: Mordovian Hour, 2007, Throwing Cats in McDonald's;[1] Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear!;[2] Decembrists Commemoration;[3] Storming the White House;[4] Cock in the Ass;[5] Leo the Fucknut is Our President!;[6] Dick Captured by KGB[7] Palace Revolution[8] and others.

In 2012 Natalia together with other leaders of Voina was announced as an associated curator of Berlin Biennale.[9][10]

On April 28, 2015 Natalia Sokol asked for political asylum in Switzerland.[11] Vorotnikov stated (in an interview with Radio Free Europe) that the family wanted to return Russia but worries about the fate of their three children prevented this.[12]

On September 20, 2018, the European arrest warrant (EAW) for Sokol's husband, the leader of the Voina Group, Oleg Vorotnikov (Vor of Voina) on charges of illegal weapons possession and trafficking was issued by the Austrian police.[13]

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References
  1. "Art shock troops mock Russian establishment". Reuters. July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. "THE EXILE - Boning For Medvedev". exile.ru. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. art-group Voina (December 22, 2012), voina execution, retrieved July 22, 2019
  4. ebzaname (November 8, 2008), Захват Белого дома / Storming of the White House, retrieved July 22, 2019
  5. thehuivochko (June 12, 2009), Выступление в Таганском районном суде / Cock In the Ass, retrieved July 22, 2019
  6. "Le seau bleu, emblème de la fronde russe contre la "gyropharocratie"" [The blue bucket, emblem of the Russian sling against the "gyropharocracy"]. Libération.fr (in French). June 2, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  7. Parfitt, Tom (April 8, 2011). "Voina, art group backed by Banksy, wins Russian prize for erection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  8. samuchitel (December 18, 2012), Помог ребенку - помог стране! / How to tumble a police car, retrieved July 22, 2019
  9. https://www.berlinbiennale.de/de/biennalen/22/forget-fear
  10. "Der Kurator der 7. Berlin Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst - Berlin Biennale". blog.berlinbiennale.de. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  11. Simone Meier, Petar Marjanovic (April 29, 2015). "Natalia "Koza" Sokol vom Künstlerkollektiv Voina trat am Dienstag im Zürcher Cabaret Voltaire mit ihrer Geschichte vor die Presse. Sie bittet um politisches Asyl in der Schweiz" (in German). watson.ch. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  12. Fugitive Russian Protest Artist, Now Putin Supporter, Seeks Asylum In Europe, Radio Free Europe (23 September 2016)
  13. "Radical anti-Putin stars, once beloved by the West, now face prison in Europe". RT International. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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