Guerrilla Girls

The Guerrilla Girls are a group of feminist artists. The group was established in 1985 and is known for using guerrilla tactics (especially guerrilla art) to promote women in the arts.

Members of this always wear gorilla masks, miniskirts, and fishnet stockings while appearing in the "Guerrilla Girls" context. They proclaim that no one, even their husbands, boyfriends, and families knows their identities. They also refuse to state how many Girls there are in total. Judging from photos, there are at least six but it is commonly estimated that there are 20-30 permanent members.

Criticisms of the group focus mainly what is percieved as a sort of hypocritical self-interest masquerading as social activism. Purporting to campaign on the behalf of ignored or mistreated women artists, it has been said by some that the scope and purpose of the Guerilla Girl's activities serve the economic needs of a handful of priveleged, well-educated artists. While the group's criticisms of the art world are well-founded and not without merit, it can be safely asserted that their activities ignore the larger trend of misogyny and patriarchy in American society, focusing too narrowly on what can be interpreted as the self-interested pursuit of greater marketability and recognition of female artists.

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