The Guerrilla Girls were founded in New York in 1985 at an opened exhibition in The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition was titled 'An International Survey of Painting and Sculpture'. Out of 169 artists only 13 where chosen and happened to be all woman which were also white and from a European or US background. The exhibition was meant to be a one minute summary of the most different contemporary art in the world. The curator said that any artist who was not in the show should rethink "his" career. Due to the fact that the curator said "his" annoyed a lot of woman.
Because the art industry is very small The Guerrilla Girls remain anonymous. They are afraid that if they expose themselves they would loose their art careers. The Guerrilla Girls want to focus on issues and not on their personal life.
Today the Guerrilla Girls carry on to be anonymous. After furthering out into large political issues such as reproductive rights and the Persian Gulf War, they are now in New York City and now focus on sexism in the world of theater. I am very proud to be a woman when reading this book. This group of mysterious artist expose the power of every woman. I would like to know more about this group of Guerrilla Girls.
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