NO. THE EXHIBITION


Exhibition runtime

April 26 – July 6, 2025

Exhibition Opening 

25.04.2025 open from 17:00

19:00: Welcome and introduction:

  • Clara Herrmann, District Mayor of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.
  • Stéphane Bauer, Director of the Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien.
  • Ivan Kolpakov, Editor-in-Chief of Meduza

Live music, performances, and drinks

About “No”

The exhibition “No” is a joint project by an international group of artists and the Meduza newsroom. It is an attempt to examine and understand, from various perspectives, the pivotal shifts in the world with which we are confronted today. 

In 2014, pressure and censorship from the Kremlin forced a team of independent journalists to leave Russia. In exile, they created Meduza. The decade since has been marked by frustration and turmoil, forcing people to grapple with major historical events: war in Europe, the pandemic, the climate crisis, escalation in the Middle East, the right-wing turn, burgeoning support for dictatorships, and the emergence of cynicism as the prevailing attitude in politics. Such catastrophic encounters always generate tragic stories. 

The title of the project is radical on purpose. No, «Нет» in Russian, is a symbol of disobedience, born of ten years of resilience, stubbornness and the will to fight. To say No, to have the ability to object, is a basic human right — one that is now being denied to so many people, including in Russia. The word No can get you arrested or imprisoned. It can get you killed.

This exhibition unites the voices that keep saying No against all odds. No to war, No to dictatorship, No to fear. It pays homage to independent journalists, civic and political activists, and to all those who have the courage to disagree.

Curated by Meduza

Artists 

Anonymous artist, Aleksey Dubinsky, Alexander Gronsky, Stine Marie Jacobsen and Teobaldo Lagos Preller, Gülsün Karamustafa, Semyon Khanin, Cristina Lucas, Pavel Otdelnov, Sergei Prokofiev, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, SUPERFLEX, Pilvi Takala, Alisa Yoffe

Narrators 

Katerina Abramova, Alex, Katya Balaban, Taisia Bekbulatova, Zhenia Berezhna, Anton Dolin, Alexander Gronsky, Anton Khitrov, Ivan Kolpakov, Elena Kostyuchenko, Andrei Pertsev, Svetlana Reiter, Kristina Safonova, Sultan Suleimanov, Galina Timchenko, Vitaly Vasylčenko, Lilia Yapparova

About Meduza

Launched in 2014, Meduza is now one of the key media outlets in the Russian-language space, with an audience totaling more than 15 million people across all platforms. It has been blocked and outlawed in Russia, operating under constant pressure from the Kremlin. Despite these challenges, Meduza continues to report on the ground and deliver news from inside Russia. The newsroom relies on crowdfunding to sustain its work. Meduza also publishes books that can no longer be released in Russia due to censorship.

Partners:

  • Helsingin Sanomat Foundation  
  • Fritt Ord Foundation
  • Stichting Editors Choice  
  • JX Fund  
  • Committee to Protect Journalists
  • Network of Exiled Media Outlets

For more details about the exhibition, the accompanying program and event registration visit:
thenoexhibition.io

Press contact: no@meduza.io