Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Guerrilla Girls (Liz)

 


Jungle Drag
"It's not easy spending hours in gorilla mask. But more conventional women's clothing is-bras, tight skirts, high heels- isn't exactly comfortable either. At least gorilla masks have a higher mission."

"It was then that it came to us to use names of dead women artists and writers, to reinforce their presence in history and to solve our interview problems. It was as though Georgia were speaking to us from the grave."

Confessions of the Guerilla Girls was a great read! It was eye opening as well as inspirational. I was not surprised that the art world is so biased and unrepresentative of  women  and particularly women of color especially after reading This is What I know About art by Kimberly Drew, but the Guerilla girls dug deep, found numbers to quantify the injustices taking place in the art world, and publicized it for the world to see. The two posters I chose represent just that, they highlight numbers and percentages of women represented in various galleries. 





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