The Russian Pavilion, already a focal point for pro-Ukrainian protests at the Venice Biennale, has drawn fresh controversy after an Instagram post accusing the anti-Putin band and art collective, Pussy Riot, of censorship. 

“Pussy Riot asked us to remove the footage featuring them from the documentary film about the project,” the Russian Pavilion wrote in an Instagram caption beneath an image bearing the words “Censored on request by Pussy Riot.”

The caption continued: “[Pussy Riot] wrote that they do not want their protests shown in the Pavilion … strange. We wanted to be honest and show what really happened, but it’s turning into pure self-censorship. Apparently they are unhappy with their own performance.”