"Rape," "Zinc Is Ours," and "Kisses": a collection of Philippenzo's famous and not-so-famous works—the day before, he was finally released from a special detention center.
Artist Philip Kozlov He spent 30 days there—at the end of July, he was sentenced twice to 15 days in jail for disobeying police officers. Kozlov was arrested at one of Moscow's airports when he arrived in Russia in the Georgia.
"Hello, wonderful people. Well, it's finally happened. This morning I was finally released from the detention center. <…> Actually, I can only comment briefly: this was the longest layover of my life, and I don't think I'll be flying with this airline again." опубликовал Philippenzo posted a video message on his Telegram channel.
In the spring of 2022, the artist was fined twice for the graffiti "Zinc is ours" in the Voroshilovsky district. Volgograd and a message about it on social media. The works were painted over a few hours after they appeared. Philip then he indicated that he “did not see any chance of remaining in the field of normality and adequacy,” but felt “the need to express myself through artistic means.”
In August of that year, the Voroshilovsky District Court fined the artist again—again for a post that, according to the prosecution and the court, contained images and texts "discrediting the Russian Armed Forces" in Ukraine.
Photo: Philippenzo social media