An artist collective is a cooperative group of people who work together toward shared goals. These goals can be political in nature, or as simple as pooling resources like space and materials. Some artist collectives produce work together, with no single individual claiming authorship. The Guerilla Girls is an example of an artist collective with feminist aims—cloaked by pseudonym and rubber gorilla masks, the highly political activist group plastered their agenda throughout the streets of major cities—using clear imagery and concise text to convey their messages, such as “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met …
An artist collective is a cooperative group of people who work together toward shared goals. These goals can be political in nature, or as simple as pooling resources like space and materials. Some artist collectives produce work together, with no single individual claiming authorship. The Guerilla Girls is an example of an artist collective with feminist aims—cloaked by pseudonym and rubber gorilla masks, the highly political activist group plastered their agenda throughout the streets of major cities—using clear imagery and concise text to convey their messages, such as “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met Museum?" The 2014 Whitney Biennial included work by the three-member artist collective My Barbarian. Through installation, video, and performance, their work deals with political issues as well as the history of feminism and visual art.
