Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum? Update
- Artist: Guerrilla Girls
- Date: 2012
- Medium: Digital print on paper
- Dimensions: support: 305 x 660 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the “Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum? Update” by the Guerrilla Girls. The Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous collective of women artists who first burst onto the scene in 1985, wearing gorilla masks and adopting the names of dead female icons like Frida Kahlo and Gertrude Stein. They began by fly‑posting in New York’s Soho, exposing the stark gender gaps in major art institutions.
This 2012 digital print on paper revisits their original 1985 poster, flipping it with a fresh dose of bold, pop‑pink and yellow graphics that instantly grab your eye. The text is sharp, sarcastic, and backed by hard data, asking the question: do women have to be naked to be admitted to a museum? It’s a witty yet pointed critique of the persistent sexism that still lurks in the art world. The piece keeps the Guerrilla Girls’ signature style alive—dry humor paired with relentless advocacy—making it a memorable visual reminder that inequality still needs to be confronted.
See it in person
Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum? Update 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.
