Birth of Feminism Movie Poster
- Artist: Guerrilla Girls
- Date: 2001
- Medium: Digital print on paper
- Dimensions: image: 584 x 430 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the “Birth of Feminism Movie Poster” by Guerrilla Girls. It was made in 2001 as a digital print on paper, and it shows the group’s classic blend of sharp statistics and biting humor. The Guerrilla Girls started in 1985 after seeing only 13 women represented in a major MoMA survey of 169 artists. Under gorilla masks and pseudonyms like Frida Kahlo or Gertrude Stein, they paste posters on city corners, shouting out data that exposes sexism, racism, and homophobia in art institutions. This poster uses a pop‑pink, yellow background that feels playful, but the bold, list‑style facts and rhetorical questions force viewers to confront the inequality head‑on. Their style—combining plain facts with sardonic wit—has become a hallmark of protest art, turning everyday streets into public billboards for justice.
See it in person
Birth of Feminism Movie Poster is in the collection of Tate Modern on Bankside, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
