Posted in Feminist Photo & Video, In The News, tagged Las Vegas, guerrilla girls, MGM, arts, women artists, international herald tribune, maya lin, henry moore, frank stella, jenny holzer, nancy rubins on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Photo of Maya Lin. (Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)
From the International Herald Tribune:
In a boisterous town legendary for shining the spotlight on Elvis, Sinatra and Céline, it’s a safe bet that few could have envisioned these names as Strip attractions:
Maya Lin. Henry Moore. Frank Stella. Jenny Holzer. Nancy Rubins.
As unlikely as it may have [...]
Posted in Rebel Yell Articles, tagged feminism, unlv, guerrilla girls, rebel yell, jean nidetch women's center, activism on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Rebel Yell:
Feminists educate, throw bananas
“Have a banana!”
Yellow bananas proceeded to hale hail over the audience. Two members screamed and laughed in hysterics as one potassium-rich grenade hit a chair near them in a reverberating thump. Three gorilla-masked women ran up and down the aisles of the Student Union Theatre, hurling one banana after [...]
Posted in Events, tagged unlv, guerrilla girls, theatre, feminists on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Thursday, the Guerilla Girls on Tour presented “Silence Is Violence,” a play on the history of the GGOT and a dramatization of a date rape situation.
They were crazy, funny and thought provoking. Here are some highlights:
Best Iraq War Reference: “If you can’t pronounce it, don’t bomb it!”
Best K-Fed Trucker Hat Reclamation: “Rock out with [...]
Posted in Rebel Yell Articles, tagged feminism, Las Vegas, unlv, guerrilla girls, theatre, feminists, rebel yell on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From my article in the Rebel Yell:
What started out as a protest against biased art galleries not showing works by women or people of color has turned into an internationally known activist group.
The Guerrilla Girls have been plastering posters all over New York City since 1985, demanding equality in the art world.
Their so-called “five-minute research” [...]
