Introduction to Feliz Gonzales Torres’ Death by Handguns, September-October 1991
Guerilla Girls FAQs
Epitaph, from Burning with Desire: The Conception of Photography, Geoffery Bachmen 1999
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres' Death by Gun
- The artwork featured 460 victims of gun violence in America during one week, displaying their names, ages, faces, and death circumstances1
- The piece was uniquely interactive, allowing viewers to touch the work and take printed sheets home, breaking traditional museum display conventions1
- Guerrilla Girls
- An anonymous female activist group wearing gorilla masks who adopt names of deceased female artists1
- They create various media forms to expose sexism and racism in art, politics, film, and culture1
- Their work has achieved international reach, appearing throughout the US and globally1
- Photography's Digital Transformation
- The shift to digital photography in the 1990s parallels the cultural impact of photography's invention in the 1830s1
- Digital imaging challenges traditional photography's role in documenting reality, moving it closer to artistic creation and fiction1
- The transformation raises concerns about both technological advancement and ethical/cultural implications