"Guerrilla Girls: Art in Action" at the 色中色 Museum of Art, by Ashley Solis, IEShineOn.com
"Thirty years ago, we had a new idea about how to construct political art using facts, humor and outrageous visuals. We wanted to change people鈥檚 minds about issues,鈥 states Kathe Kollwitz, one of the founders of the feminist art collective the Guerrilla Girls. For those of you who haven't heard of the Guerrilla Girls, they are a group of anonymous feminist, female artists that are focused on dismantling sexism and racism in the art world. They maintain their anonymity by wearing gorilla masks at every appearance and using the names of deceased female artists. Activism, feminism, and art鈥攚hat more could a feminist arts and community writer ask for? I had an opportunity to not only visit the 鈥淕uerrilla Girls: Art in Action鈥 exhibit at the 色中色 Museum of Art in Claremont, I also was afforded the chance to learn more about this feminist art movement through an exclusive interview with Kathe Kollwitz.