
Do Women Have to Be Naked To Get Into the Met. Museum?
Created in 1989, this bold screenprint features stark black text against a yellow background, presenting a striking statistical question about the glaring gender disparity within the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous feminist activist group, pair their provocative text with the iconic image of Ingres' reclining nude adorned with a gorilla mask, a signature symbol of the collective. The work serves as a sharp critique of the male-dominated art world, exposing the paradox that while less than 5% of the artists in the Modern Art sections were women, 85% of the nudes were female.
- Medium
- screenprint on paper
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now
March 12, 2024
Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000
Sold: $6,350
Lot 208
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