Nadya Tolokonnikova’s “POLICE STATE” at MoCA receives a review from Art Forum in the October 2025 edition.
“POLICE STATE” was a performance art piece performed by Tolokonnikova, reenacting her Siberian prison cell of two years at MoCA LA in June 2025. The piece was, ironically, cut short by the MoCA museum closure due to the influx of national guard troops sent by Donald Trump to Los Angeles.
“The performance was not a spectacle, and it’s not a concept—it’s a truth made crudely and painfully legible by our own government in real time.”