The exhibition presents for the first time in Bulgaria the art of Guerrilla Girls. The retrospective The art of behaving badly features the group’s most significant works, including the legendary poster Do women have to be naked to get into the Metropolitan Museum?—a piece that made waves in 1989 by highlighting that while less than 5% of artists in modern art museums were women, 85% of the nude figures depicted were female. The exhibition is part of BFW’s multi-year Fund for Art Projects by Women Artists.
The anonymous artists’ group Guerrilla Girls was founded in New York in 1985, following an action that criticized the policies of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The group drew attention to gender and racial inequality in the artistic community and society at large. Through posters, books, billboards, lectures, interviews, public appearances, and digital interventions, the Guerrilla Girls expose inequalities, discrimination, corruption, and conflicts of interest in artistic institutions. Its members remain anonymous, wearing gorilla masks and using pseudonyms of female artists from past eras.
Visitors are encouraged to actively participate, share their thoughts, and even "behave badly" by donning the collective’s iconic gorilla masks—a playful yet powerful way to challenge the dominant norms of the art world and advocate for equal access to artistic spaces.