# Inside the ‘Pavilion of (Dis)sence,’ a fight against Russia’s weaponization of culture

https://mins.news/en/item/33325

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 15:28 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/art-as-dissent-the-pavilion-of-dis-sence-and-the-fight-against-russias-cultural-weaponization/

> Ahead of the Venice Art Biennale, exiled Russian artist Katia Margolis and Ukrainian-focused cultural groups used the “Invisible Pavilion” to protest the return of Russia’s official pavilion. Their extended “Pavilion of (Dis)sence” exhibition brings together works by Russian political prisoners, Ukrainian civilians and POWs, and others resisting Moscow’s use of culture in its war against Ukraine.