The William Benton Museum of Art cordially invites you to the Opening Reception for
GUERRILLA GIRLS: ART, ACTIVISM AND THE "F" WORD
Thursday, March 24
from 4:30 to 7 pm
Music by "Murderous Chanteuse" Jennifer Hill
Food and Cash Bar by UConn Catering
The exhibition will be on view through May 22.
The Guerrilla Girls describe themselves as "a bunch of anonymous females who take the names of dead women artists as pseudonyms and appear in public wearing gorilla masks. We have produced posters, stickers, books, printed projects, and actions that expose sexism and racism in politics, the art world, film and the culture at large. We use humor to convey information, provoke discussion, and show that feminists can be funny. We wear gorilla masks to focus on the issues rather than our personalities. Dubbing ourselves the conscience of culture, we declare ourselves feminist counterparts to the mostly male tradition of anonymous do-gooders like Robin Hood, Batman, and the Lone Ranger."
The Benton exhibition comprises a collection of posters the museum recently acquired, entitled Guerrilla Girls Portfolio Compleat (1985–2012). Through a mixture of comedy, facts, and shock, these works shed light on the group’s revolutionary and evolving tactics that have reinforced their efforts to combat racism and sexism in the arts, positively affect art herstory, and redefine the F-word: Feminism.
Stay tuned for details of exhibition-related programs, including an evening with two Guerrilla Girls on April 6, from 5 to 6:30 pm.
MUSEUM HOURS: Tuesday through Friday 10 to 4:30 / Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4:30
THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
University of Connecticut
School of Fine Arts
245 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT
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