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What if we firebombed your house because you're straight?

Poster
ca. 1991-1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

fierce pussy is a collective of queer women artists which started in New York City in 1991. The founders were all deeply involved in AIDS activism and brought lesbian identity and visibility to the fore in a time of frantic mobilisation around LGBTIQ+ health in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. With low or no budget, in the group's own words: 'the collective responded to the urgency of those years, using readily available resources: old typewriters, found photographs, our own baby pictures, and the printing supplies and equipment accessible in our day jobs. fierce pussy projects included wheat pasting posters on the street, renaming New York City streets after prominent lesbian heroines, re-designing the restroom at the LGBT community center, printing and distributing stickers and t-shirts, a greeting card campaign, a video PSA and more recently, various installations and exhibitions in galleries and museums'. Four of the original core members (Nancy Brooks Brody, Joy Episalla, Zoe Leonard, and Carrie Yamaoka) continue to work together.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWhat if we firebombed your house because you're straight?
Materials and techniques
Photocopied poster
Brief description
Photocopy flyposter by the 'fierce pussy' collective. New York City, early 1990s.
Physical description
Photocopy flyposter in black and white
Dimensions
  • Height: 43cm
  • Width: 28cm
Credit line
Given by Joy Episalla
Subjects depicted
Summary
fierce pussy is a collective of queer women artists which started in New York City in 1991. The founders were all deeply involved in AIDS activism and brought lesbian identity and visibility to the fore in a time of frantic mobilisation around LGBTIQ+ health in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. With low or no budget, in the group's own words: 'the collective responded to the urgency of those years, using readily available resources: old typewriters, found photographs, our own baby pictures, and the printing supplies and equipment accessible in our day jobs. fierce pussy projects included wheat pasting posters on the street, renaming New York City streets after prominent lesbian heroines, re-designing the restroom at the LGBT community center, printing and distributing stickers and t-shirts, a greeting card campaign, a video PSA and more recently, various installations and exhibitions in galleries and museums'. Four of the original core members (Nancy Brooks Brody, Joy Episalla, Zoe Leonard, and Carrie Yamaoka) continue to work together.
Collection
Accession number
E.912-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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