Benvenutti Alla Biennale Femminista!
- Artist: Guerrilla Girls
- Date: 2005
- Medium: Digital print on paper
- Dimensions: image: 584 x 380 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the “Welcome to the Feminist Biennale!” by Guerrilla Girls. It’s a 2005 digital print that pops up in bright pinks and yellows, a signature color choice for the group. The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous collective of women artists and art professionals, formed in 1985 to confront the glaring gender gap in museums. They wear gorilla masks and adopt the names of dead female icons—Frida Kahlo, Gertrude Stein, Kathë Kollwitz—to keep their identities hidden while their words are loud. This poster tackles the Venice Biennale, using stark statistics and sarcastic questions to expose how few women are represented. The humor is dry, but the data is hard‑hitting, making the message impossible to ignore. The piece is a reminder that activism can be delivered through a bold poster that’s as clever as it is critical.
See it in person
Benvenutti Alla Biennale Femminista! 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.
