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An exhibition about Guerrilla Girls at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA (US) until Apr 12, 2026
26 February 2026
At the Getty Research Institute, "How to Be a Guerrilla Girl" showcases the inner workings of the anonymous feminist art collective.
The exhibition, which uses material from the Guerrilla Girls' archive, explores the processes used by the Group to produce their striking and amusing public interventions. The exhibition contextualizes the Guerrilla Girls' popular posters in relation to their data collection, protests, cultural jamming, and distribution strategies.
The exhibition, which takes place in conjunction with the Guerrilla Girls' 40th anniversary, tracks their collaborative process and enduring dedication to advocating for equity for women and artists of color in the art world.
The show is based on the 96 boxes of art and archival materials the Getty acquired in 2008, along with portfolios and flat files. However, the Getty is also keeping things under wraps. With remarkably few public or published leaks, the Guerrilla Girls' identity is one of the best-kept secrets in the art world after 40 years of combating misogyny with "facts, humour, and fake fur."
One of the members of Guerrilla Girls named herself "Frida Kahlo" and together with "Kathë Kollwitz" is participating very actively to this show. She claims that they have long employed anonymity as a protective tactic. According to "Kahlo", "Early on, some of our members were afraid that if their involvement with Guerrilla Girls got out, their galleries or critics would use it against them". Additionally, both claimed that anonymity prevented anyone from dismissing their concerns as the desire of a particular woman and maintained the focus on societal issues rather than personal situations.
Read here an interesting article by The Art Newspaper, titled "Is it finally time for the Guerrilla Girls to remove their masks?".
Follow the link below for the Getty exhibition website.
