Guerrilla Girls

Advantages of Owning Your Own Art Museum
2016

A poster with a yellow and white background featuring a torn paper effect down the middle. The left side has a list of names under the question "Why are today's billionaire art collectors starting PRIVATE MUSEUMS all over the world?" The right side has bold black text stating "THE ADVANTAGES OF OWNING YOUR OWN ART MUSEUM" followed by various statements about the benefits of owning a private museum. At the bottom, there is a note that says "A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM GUERRILLA GIRLS CONSCIENCE OF THE ART WORLD."
A poster with a yellow and white background featuring a torn paper effect down the middle. The left side has a list of names under the question "Why are today's billionaire art collectors starting PRIVATE MUSEUMS all over the world?" The right side has bold black text stating "THE ADVANTAGES OF OWNING YOUR OWN ART MUSEUM" followed by various statements about the benefits of owning a private museum. At the bottom, there is a note that says "A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM GUERRILLA GIRLS CONSCIENCE OF THE ART WORLD."

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Date
2016

Classification
Prints

Medium
Poster and sticker

Dimensions
Sheet (a): 16 × 28in. (40.6 × 71.1 cm) Sheet (b): 4 × 7in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)

Accession number
2020.28.19a-b

Series
Guerrilla Girls' Portfolio Compleat 2012-2016 Upgrade, 2016-2018

Edition
19/50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee in honor of David W. Kiehl

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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