The Guerrilla Girls are a longstanding inspiration to me. They're an anonymous group that tries to embarrass the art world establishment into doing the right thing. Back in 1992, there was an outbreak of similar guerilla action in Indianapolis when a shadowy group called FTC2 called on a major department store chain the "Free the Cherub"--to return an Indianapolis icon that they taken away to St. Louis. The timing was perfect for a retail boycott campaign--Christmas--and it worked like a charm. The story was front page news for four straight days. (Best headline--"Hark Imperiled Angel Sings") Does everyone always have to get credit for everything? Does credit for authorship make the work better? These are political/social interactions--I know--but what about a work like this Greek dancer? Do you really need to know who made it to appreciate that person's genius?
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