Join critic and art historian Julia Fiore for a brief history of anonymity in art. Why do artists like Banksy and the Guerrilla Girls choose to be anonymous, and how does that affect the impact of their work? How can we understand art by makers whose identity is unknown or lost to history?
Julia Fiore is a Brooklyn-based editor, writer, and digital content producer dedicated to bringing engaging and accessible storytelling about art to broad audiences. She is currently Digital Marketing Manager at the Museum of Modern Art, heading up MoMA's social media channels, reaching 12.5 million followers.
Previously, she was a Senior Editor at Artsy, where projects included an inside look at Westbeth, one of New York City’s last remaining artists’ housing; a profile of Charles Leslie in his “Phallus Palace”; and a reexamination of Hilma af Klint as woman, not witch. She was Digital Content Coordinator at David Zwirner in 2017–18 and Assistant Editor at Art in America magazine from 2014 to 2017.
Image: Guerrilla Girls, What's New and Happening at the Guggenheim for the Discriminating Art Lover? & Dear Mr. Krens, 1992, poster and postcard, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Kaleta A. Doolin, 2017.54.42, © Guerrilla Girls