Freedom Kick : USA

INDECLINE x Eugenio Merino Just open up any seventies playgirl and you can see exactly the fantasy of what masculinity is that Putin embodies so succinctly: A pudgy, square, balding, Russian-bootleg impression of a Martin Scorsese character. It would be a funny parody, except he is actually dangerous. For the Putin installation of our project, we declined going to Russia out of concern for the real consequences that would have been faced by local activists. Russia is an example of the despot at full power, and people disappear without explanation or are poisoned with impunity. He might look like a knock-off, but he is the real deal. This is the future that both the United States and Brazil are facing down, and behind the romance novel covers of a shirtless and stoic man casually riding horses is a trained spy without any moral reservations about applying his KBG training at the national level. It’s important during a contest to have an understanding of what the stakes are, and no cha