In 1985 a group of women artists attended an exhibit titled, “An International Survey of Painting and Sculpture”, held by the Modern Museum of Art in New York. These women noticed only 13 of the 169 featured artist were women and the ratio of artists of color was even smaller, none of whom were women artists either. The Guerrilla Girls were established following the attendance of this exhibit.
As an anonymous group of radical feminist artists who wear gorilla masks in public and take the names of dead women artists as pseudonyms, the Guerrilla Girls expose sexism, racism and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture with facts, humor and outrageous visuals. Supporters have circulated their work around the world.
Trained as visual artists, the Guerrilla Girls first work was putting up posters throughout New York City criticizing the gender and racial imbalance of artists represented in galleries and museums.
To continue their use of provocative text, visuals and humor in the service of feminism and social change two founding members of the Guerrilla Girls established the website www.guerrillagirls.com.
The Guerrilla Girls travel the world talking about the issues of sexism, racism and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture and their 25 years as masked avengers, reinventing the “f” word in the 21st century. They are part of Amnesty International’s Violence Against Women Campaign in the UK and brainstorm with Greenpeace. The Guerrilla Girls could be anywhere and are everywhere.
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