How Many Women Had Solo Shows At NYC Museums? Recount
- Artist: Guerrilla Girls
- Date: 2015
- Medium: 2 digital prints on paper
- Dimensions: displayed: 254 x 660 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the "How Many Women Had Solo Shows At NYC Museums? Recount" by Guerrilla Girls. Created in 2015, the work is two digital prints on paper that carry the same bold, pop‑pink and yellow background the group loves. The Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous collective of women artists who formed in 1985 after seeing a major MoMA survey show that featured only thirteen female artists out of 169. They fly‑post street corners and use gorilla masks to keep their identities hidden while they deliver stark statistics and biting questions. The poster asks, “How many women had solo shows at NYC museums?” and forces institutions to confront their gender imbalance. Their humor is dry and their data uncompromising, turning public space into a courtroom of facts. It’s a sharp reminder that activism can be visual, witty, and hard‑hitting.
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How Many Women Had Solo Shows At NYC Museums? Recount 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.
