‘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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Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
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