In 1968, Argentinian artist Graciela Carnevale created an unlikely art exhibition: she invited people into an empty gallery, locked them inside, and left.
But Lock-up Action, as the artwork was called, came to a swift end when the trapped gallery-goers flagged down a pedestrian, who broke a glass wall and set them free. To Carnevale, it was a comment on freedom in Argentina under a military dictatorship, and the broken glass was a metaphor for political resistance.
Photos from the event are displayed as part of Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985, an exhibition of feminist activist art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
Featuring more than 120 artists from 15 countries, this group show is the first to bring together some of the most groundbreaking contemporary art by Latin American and Latina artists. It made its debut last year at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and aims to showcase political pioneer artists.
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