The Token Times

1995

Guerrilla Girls

Associated Names
Guerrilla Girls

Artist, founded 1985

This is a photograph of a parody newspaper classified section featuring a satirical page from "The Token Times." The page humorously critiques and highlights issues within the art world, such as tokenism and biases in hiring practices. The page is divided into sections with fake job listings and announcements, including an opportunity for a "Curatorial Asst to Asst-Curator at Major Museum," a call for a "Well-Dressed Art History Major," a "Development Assistant" role requiring a "person of color," and artist calls targeted at minority groups. Each listing includes exaggerated and stereotypical requirements and descriptions to critique the lack of diversity and inclusion practices in the traditional art world. A notable detail is the mention of the Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world.
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This image shows a protest poster by the Guerrilla Girls. The poster features a headline asking, "WHAT DO THESE ARTISTS HAVE IN COMMON?" Below the question is a list of artists' names in two columns, followed by a statement in bold typeface at the bottom. In the bottom right corner, "Guerrilla Girls" is displayed with "Conscience of the Art World" below it. The design uses black text on a white background for impact and clarity.

What Do These Artists Have In Common?

Guerrilla Girls

1985

Guerrilla Girls' Most Wanted: 1985-2006

Guerrilla Girls

1985

This is an image of a report card titled "Guerrilla Girls' 1986 Report Card." The drawing depicts a table evaluating art galleries on their inclusion of women artists during the time periods 1985-6 and 1986-7. Various art galleries are listed in the left column with numbers representing the count of women artists they featured during the two time periods. There are handwritten remarks next to each gallery's data in the rightmost column labeled "Remarks." The image presents a critique on gender representation in the art world during the specified time frame.

Guerrilla Girls' 1986 Report Card

Guerrilla Girls

1986


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Guerrilla Girls, Inc.; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Brodie, Judith, et al., Shock of the News, Exh. cat, Washington, DC, 2012: 83, no. 58

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Guerrilla Girls

Wikidata ID

Q76438945

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