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
I've always had a slight soft spot for these ladies, but part of me thinks it's a little weird that they remain anonymous. It partly makes sense because it allows for their movement to be the forefront of what they're doing, rather than their faces or their lives. That's very noble, yet weird to me.
This is the kind of movement I agree with because it brings up a lot of important issues that should be addressed. This allows for "someone" to say "why?" when something isn't okay in the art community. I guess that's another reason the anonymity is important, because with their different pieces and stuff, no one can technically be blamed or hated on for what they are doing.
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Sarah Sollner
4/25/2014 10:56:29 am
I actually have one of their books about female stereotypes.
They basically introduce typical stereotypes from sluts to old maids and provide the origin and development of the term. They light it in both negative and then positive terms. It's the way they write that makes it funny and interesting.
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