History of Wealth and Power
- Artist: Guerrilla Girls
- Date: 2016
- Medium: Digital print on paper
- Dimensions: support: 459 x 609 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the "History of Wealth and Power" by Guerrilla Girls. A 2016 digital print on paper that continues the collective's tradition of striking, text‑heavy posters. The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of women artists who began in 1985, use gorilla masks and the names of forgotten female figures to keep their identities hidden while they confront sexism, racism and homophobia in the art world. In this piece they deploy bold pop‑pink and yellow backgrounds, sharp statistics and pointed questions to expose the uneven distribution of wealth and influence among institutions. Their dry wit and sarcasm, layered over stark data, forces viewers to confront the reality that power is rarely shared. Although the print is part of a long‑term loan, it remains a powerful reminder of the collective’s ongoing campaign for equity in art and society.
See it in person
History of Wealth and Power 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.
