Faced with international sanctions, Russian artists are struggling. Empty spots usually occupied by Russian artists in international fairs, such as Art Basel, have been substituted by Ukrainian artists. Many of these artists who are now featured in international spaces were previously rejected.
While contemporary dynamics point to the complexities of art in the context of war, there is also a history of art in relation to state power, especially in Russia's case.
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