Middays host Julie Slater visits the Getty Research Institute, located within the Getty Center for a look at How to Be a Guerrilla Girl, an exhibition exploring the bold legacy of the Guerrilla Girls. This installation highlights a collection of posters, archives, and participatory elements that spotlight long-standing inequities in the art world through wit, protest, all behind the unmistakable gorilla masks.
In this SoCal Sound Community Amplified video, Julie learns the history from Co-Curators Kristin Juarez and Zanna Gilbert. Formed in the 1980s, the Guerrilla Girls use anonymity, humor, and data to challenge museums, collectors, and institutions to do better. Julie speaks with the exhibition’s curators about how these strategies helped the group capture attention, protect their identities, and keep the focus on systemic issues rather than individual personalities.
More than a retrospective, How to Be a Guerrilla Girl invites visitors to engage, respond, and reflect. From iconic posters to the interactive Guerilla Girls Complaint Wall, which invites guests to voice their complaints on a large chalk wall, this exhibition reinforces a core message: representation matters, the work is ongoing, and art can be a powerful catalyst for accountability and change within our communities.
How to Be a Guerilla Girl is on display now and runs through April 12, 2026. For more information and to plan you visit, visit this link: https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/how-to-be-a-guerrilla-girl/
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- · Audio by Tristan Dolce
- · Host: Julie Slater
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