This exhibition presents a body of work by American feminists artists collective, Guerrilla Girls, who formed in 1985, New York City in response to gender and racial inequities in the arts community. Drawn from the collective’s late 1980’s portfolio of 30 posters, Guerrilla Girls Talk Back, these works employ pointed critique, humour and guerrilla tactics such as posters, handbills and protest actions used to counter hegemonic cultural systems. Despite progress made, and nearly 40 years since its creation, Guerrilla Girls’ work continues to resonate amid an uncertain social and political context.
This exhibition is curated by Cameron McLellan, Burnaby Art Gallery's Registrar. Works on display are from the City of Burnaby's Permanent Art Collection.
