Guerrilla Girls Let Loose on Campus

Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of women artists in New York City, will bring their offbeat and often sharp criticism of the mainstream art community to UC Davis in two public appearances Sunday, Nov. 22, and Monday, Nov. 23, and in an exhibition at the Richard L. Nelson Gallery, Nov. 22-Dec. 29. Wearing rubber guerrilla masks to hide their identities in public, Guerrilla Girls call themselves the "consciousness of the art world." Since 1985, they have produced and distributed smartly designed and worded banners and posters, often papering sections of lower Manhattan with charges of sexism and racism aimed at galleries, museums, collectors and critics. Members of the group will visit UC Davis during a preview of their exhibition "Guerrilla Girls Talk Back! A Retrospective, The First Five Years, 1985-1990" 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, and during a lecture and slide presentation noon-1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23, in the Cabernet Room of the Silo.