Guerrilla Girls: Reinventing the ‘F’ Word – Feminism!

Dedicated to exposing discrimination in the art world, in politics and in the film and music industries, the Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous collective of feminist activist artists. Formed as a collective more than 30 years ago, the Guerrilla Girls’ gorilla-mask costumes, bold visual language and frank, humorous messages have rendered them iconic in the history of art and as part of wider social movements. Guerrilla Girls: Reinventing the ‘F’ Word – Feminism! follows the collective’s artistic practice from 1984 until 2016 and explores how they employ bold, fun and provocative poster art to criticise ongoing biases in art and society. 

Image credits:

Guerrilla Girls © George Lange 1990

Guerrilla Girls
Dear Art Collector English 2007
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2018
Copyright © Guerrilla Girls, courtesy guerrillagirls.com

Guerrilla Girls
Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get Into the Met. Museum? 1989
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2018
Copyright © Guerrilla Girls, courtesy guerrillagirls.com