The Guerilla Girls a feminist art Movement

Feminist art is a medium for expressing feelings and opinions of the objectification of one’s body and the way we view women in society.  Feminist artists provoke one to look at women and feminism in a different way.  Feminist artists question history’s view of women through their ability to analyze women in the realities of today’s world.  They create contrasting ideas of a women’s place in society in the hopes of creating change.  Through art, feminists can make connections to change the view of females in society and politics.  Art gives women a platform to voice the injustices of being female.

The Guerrilla Girls are feminist activist art.  They are a group of American female activists who use art to protest the use of sexism and racism in the world.  They expose the domination of white males and embrace women artists and artists of color.  They believe in human rights for all people and all genders.  The group’s activism has begun to expand beyond the art world and addresses such issues as the environment, affirmative action and abortion.  To remain anonymous the Guerrilla Girls were gorilla mask in public because the issues matter more than the individual people.  They have completed projects around the world including New York, Mexico City, London, Istanbul and Los Angeles.  Their mantra is “More Creative Complaining”.

Guerrila girls Do women have to be naked poster - Tate(1989)Do women have to be naked. Available at: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/guerrilla-girls-do-women-have-to-be-naked-to-get-into-the-met-museum-p78793 (Accessed February 2019)

The above poster is an example of their work.  It was created to show sexual discrimination in the art world.  Bringing light to the fact that less than 5% of female artists have work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  They debate this by making a generalization that it seems a woman would have to be naked to be considered for representation in major museum.  In 2014, the Whitney Museum of American Art acquired the groups portfolio of 88 posters from 1985 to 2012 documenting the number of women and minorities in the art world.  The group had given a voice to the concerns of women all over the world.

 Guerrilla Girls On Tour stands in solidarity with Black members and the Black members of our community and with world in the fight for justice and equality.  They feel that we must do better, speak out, drive out hate and prejudice.  We must continue to support, promote and celebrate our diverse world.  Black art matters.  Black stories matter. #Black lives matter.  Check out the Guerrilla Girls on Tour at guerrillagirlsontour.com