In light of our next assignment I felt this artist group/movement was quite suiting.
The guerilla Girls are a group of anonymous feminist, female artists dedicated to exposing and fighting racism and inequality within the arts. The movement was originally started in 1985 in New York by 7 famous female artists as a reaction to and protest against MOMA's 1984 "An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture" exhibition which was meant to highlight the most important contemporary artists of the eras. What enraged the Guerrilla Girls was that of the 169 artists showcased in the show, only 13 of them were female. As a reaction to this and the overall gender biased attitude of the MOMA and other art institutions the Guerrilla Girls who are known for their gorilla masks, which help protect their anonymity, staged protests and poster campaigns throughout New York and together rocked the fine arts world. The Guerrilla Girls later also came to incorporate the fight against racism in their campaign as it became more evident that this also was a serious issue within the arts. The Guerrilla girls continue to recruit new members and to fight sexism and racism both nationally and internationally by staging protests, and creating anything from stickers to