Edit

Partizaning (gorup)

Partizaning is not an international group, but a Russian urban art and activism project focused on grassroots urban improvement. It was a group of artists, urbanists, and theorists who emerged in the early 2010s in Russia[1][2].

Key Characteristics

Founded by Igor Ponosov (born 1980), a Russian artist and urban researcher[2]
Operated at the intersection of art, urbanism, and sociology[1]
Engaged in unauthorized urban interventions such as:
- Creating pedestrian crossings
- Installing additional parking spaces
- Setting up road signs and benches in areas residents needed them
- Placing mailboxes in residential Moscow districts to learn about community needs[1]

Artistic and Social Context The project emerged during a period of new artistic movements in Russia following the USSR’s collapse, characterized by politically and socially engaged street actions. Partizaning represented a form of bottom-up urban planning that challenged traditional city management approaches[2].

A notable perspective from Ksenia Mokrushina, an urban planning expert, describes Partizaning as a crucial movement that awakens civic consciousness and creates a demand for urban changes “from the bottom up”[3].

Citations: [1] https://www.setters.media/article/strit-art-i-iskusstvo-blagoustroystva [2] https://www.brooklynstreetart.com/2021/06/01/bsa-writers-bench-igor-posonov-with-poetry-philosophy-manifestos-in-russian-streets/ [3] https://www.hse.ru/news/72572009.html [4] https://www.instituteforpublicart.org/case-studies/partizaning/ [5] https://www.goethe.de/ins/ru/ru/kul/mag/21080456.html [6] https://ural.pushkinmuseum.art/lmh [7] https://vk.com/partizaningorg [8] http://igor-ponosov.ru/english/?page_id=2

Partizaning (gorup)

See also