List of objects, 2 pages, signed 1994

Curator: This piece, "List of objects, 2 pages, signed" by the Guerrilla Girls, is a signed portfolio upgrade for the Harvard Art Museums. It's a document, seemingly simple, but packed with information. Editor: Yes, it looks like a typed document. What I find striking is how they've used this plain format to present data about inequality. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see a direct commentary on the art world's material conditions. Look at the means of production—a typed list, easily reproducible, contrasting with the preciousness often associated with art. They're using readily available resources to critique labor, value, and, most importantly, consumption within the art market. Editor: It's fascinating how the Guerrilla Girls use data as a material, almost weaponizing it against the institutions they critique. Curator: Exactly! And it challenges the separation between art and activism, using accessible means to expose inequalities. Editor: I've learned a lot about how context and means of production shape the message. Curator: And how questioning those can redefine art itself.