'Tank Man' protestor, Tiananmen Square

China, 1989

Courtesy AP via AAP

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‘An unknown man stared down a column of tanks the morning after the Chinese government massacred pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989. His fate and identity remain unknown, but the moment – captured on film and smuggled to safety – has become a symbol of defiance.  

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16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Jeff Widener

Production places
China
Production dates
1989

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Group of items

Spectacle

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ACMI Identifier

P180629

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-01. Spectacle → MM-01-C01

Object Types

2D Object

Exhibition Prop

Photographic print/Pictorial

Materials

Graphic

Collected

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