Guerrilla Girls
Lainey Koch
Who ever said anger can't also have a sense of humor? The Guerrilla Girls brought together a passionate activism and a clever sarcasm to their work, which has traveled with them worldwide. Starting in 1985, the Guerrilla Girls have had over 55 different members dedicated to exposing gender and racial bias within art, politics, and music.
Members of the Guerrilla Girls wear gorilla masks when presenting in public or giving interviews about their work, using the names of deceased women artists as their pseudonyms. They state that the issues they fight against are more important than their own identities, which is why they cover their faces with the masks.
The Guerrilla Girls are intersectional feminists and use exhibitions and public spaces, such as billboards, to speak out against the unequal and unfair representation of both women and people of color within art and politics. Pairing bold imagery with facts and statistics, this group of women have provided voices to those who have been spoken over throughout history.
As a woman in art myself, it's empowering to see women speak up against the lack of representation that women and people of color face, not just in art, but also in politics. I find their use of statistics to be concise and effective when delivering an argument on the issue of gender inequality.
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