Pretty Dirty

The tale of feminist artist and activist Marilyn Minter in her five-decade quest to challenge cultural norms and eliminate shame.

2025 | Running Time: 1 Hour 19 Minutes | Rating: NR

For decades, Minter has been challenging our most commonly held preconceptions about beauty, feminism, and the interior lives of women. But unlike so many in the art world—usually dudes—she doesn’t take herself too seriously. “You guys connect the dots,” she proclaimed to a group of writers. “I just pair it with whatever you say.” Filmmakers: Jennifer Ash Rudick | Amanda M. Benchley

“Marilyn Minter’s ‘Pretty/Dirty’ show allures and repulses all at the same time.”

— Christopher Knight, LOS ANGELES TIMES

“She breaks art history again and again, she’s unapologetic about it and it’s liberating.”

— Anne Pasternak, Director of the Brooklyn Museum