The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous collective of feminist artist-activists who confront sexism and racism in the art world, will bring “The Art of Behaving Badly” exhibition and a series of public events to Fresno State this fall, hosted by the Center for Creativity and the Arts.
- Guerrilla Girls: “The Art of Behaving Badly exhibition,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 through Oct. 9 at the Phebe Conley Gallery at Fresno State.
- Talk and live music by Eva Scowl and Benjamin Boone at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the Resnick Student Union at Fresno State.
- Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the Phebe Conley courtyard at Fresno State.
- “Acting Like Women” film screening, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Conley Art (Room 101).
- Panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 9 (time and location to be determined).
“[The Center for Creativity and the Arts] is thrilled to bring the Guerrilla Girls to Fresno State for an exhibition and artist talk,” said Chris Lopez, director of the center. “As the campus that hosted the nation’s first feminist art program in 1970, our connection to this anonymous, feminist-rooted collective runs deep, and we can’t wait to see how students and the community respond to this important event.”
The Guerrilla Girls use disruptive headlines, outrageous visuals and statistics to expose gender and ethnic bias and corruption in art, film, politics and pop culture. They seek to undermine the idea of a mainstream narrative by revealing the understory, the subtext, the overlooked and the unfair.
Born out of a 1985 protest in New York City to expose gender and race disparities in the contemporary art world, the Guerrilla Girls have since exhibited and presented at venues around the world including the Tate Modern in London; São Paulo Museum of Art, the Venice Biennale, Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Art Basel Hong Kong, The Centre Pompidou in Paris, Toi o Tāmaki Museum in New Zealand, National Museum of World Writing in Korea, the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles and hundreds more. In addition, they have published several books, including their latest, “Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly.”
The Center for Creativity and the Arts’ mission is to engage the public with the arts through dynamic, interdisciplinary programming that highlights local topics with global perspectives. Through art exhibitions, films, lectures, debates, theater and musical performances, the center aims to stimulate public engagement through inquiry, discussion and understanding.
The Guerrilla Girls at Fresno State is sponsored by Associated Students Inc., the Fresno State Alumni Association Rainbow Alumnx and Allies Club, LGBTQ2+ Programs and Services, LGBTQ+ Allies Faculty and Staff Network, Fresno Stonewall Democrats and Dr. Peter Robertson and Victor Kral.
All events are free and open to the public. Parking is free after 4 p.m. on Fridays. For weekday events, contact Chris Lopez at 559.278.4100 or chris_lopez@csufresno.edu for a free parking code. For special accommodations, contact Michelle Goans at mgoans@csufresno.edu or 559.278.2121.
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Photo by Katie Booth
