Guerrilla Girls by Guerrilla Girls (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Guerrilla Girls by Guerrilla Girls Its about time! The Guerrilla Girls, the masked feminist avengers who have been critiquing and reshaping the art world for decades, have compiled the very first career-spanning volume of their radical art activism, published to coincide with their 35th anniversary. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly is the first book to catalog the entire career of the Guerrilla Girls from 1985 to present.The Guerrilla girls are a collective of political feminist artists who expose discrimination and corruption in art, film, politics, and pop culture all around the world.This book explores all their provocative street campaigns, unforgettable media appearances, and large-scale exhibitions.Each copy comes with a punch-out gorilla mask that invites readers to step up and join the movement themselves.Captions by the Guerrilla Girls themselves contextualize the visuals.Explores their well-researched, intersectional takedown of the patriarchyIn 1985, a group of masked feminist avengers—known as the Guerrilla Girls—papered downtown Manhattan with posters calling out the Museum of Modern Art for its lack of representation of female artists.They quickly became a global phenomenon, and the fearless activists have produced hundreds of posters, stickers, and billboards ever since.More than a monograph, this book is a call to arms.This career-spanning volume is published to coincide with their 35th anniversary.Perfect for artists, art lovers, feminists, fans of the Guerrilla Girls, students, and activistsAdd it to the shelf with books like Wall and Piece by Banksy, Why We March: Signs of Protest and Hope by Artisan, and Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz Author Biography The Guerrilla Girls are a group of political artists who have been exposing gender biases and discrimination in art and culture for more than 30 years. Review "Courageous practitioners of the arts of inspiration and instigation, the Guerrilla Girls have mounted 35 years worth of cunning attacks by holding those entrenched in privilege accountable: in galleries, museums, and the societies these cultural institutions reflect. This brilliant collective is unparalleled, empowering communities by exposing gender and racial inequalities in the art world and beyond--and its all here, in dozens of indelible works that are some of the most impactful of all time." --Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem"Feminist activist artists group Guerrilla Girls documents its campaigns exposing gender and ethnic bias and corruption in arts and politics in this timely and provocative illustrated history. As stated in the introduction: No longer can anyone claim that the history of art and culture can be written without including all the diverse voices of that culture. ... This thought-provoking, empowering work will inspire fellow artists and forward thinkers alike." --Publishers Weekly starred review"Graphic punch and irrepressible wit skewer powerful patriarchy at every turn in the pages of Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly." --Los Angeles Times"The collectives indelible visual style transfers beautifully to the printed page. Bonus: if you want to join the movement, each book comes with a punch-out gorilla mask." --artnet News"You cant understand art history without the Guerrilla Girls, and you cant grasp the Guerrilla Girls depth and humor without this book. Its an essential resource for thinking and making art." --Nell Irvin Painter, author of Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over and The History of White People Review Quote "You cant understand art history without the Guerrilla Girls, and you cant grasp the Guerrilla Girls depth and humor without this book. Its an essential resource for thinking and making art." -- Nell Irvin Painter, author of Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over and The History of White People Details ISBN1452175810 Pages 192 Publisher Chronicle Books Language English ISBN-10 1452175810 ISBN-13 9781452175812 Format Hardcover Author Guerrilla Girls DEWEY 704.042 Year 2020 UK Release Date 2020-10-06 Imprint Chronicle Books Place of Publication San Francisco Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2020-10-06 US Release Date 2020-10-06 Publication Date 2020-10-06 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-01-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129970445;

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