Iran Massacre Prompts Poignant Protest at LACMA
A group of activists staged a overall performance outside the house the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) very last night to commemorate the 40-day anniversary of the Zahedan “Bloody Friday” Massacre, in which Iranian safety forces opened hearth into a crowd and killed pretty much 100 people — the deadliest killing due to the fact protests began in Iran in September.
A team of protesters dressed in black handcuffed on their own to the street lamps that make up Chris Burden’s “City Light-weight” (2008) set up, positioned at the Wilshire Boulevard entrance of LACMA. The effectiveness aligned with a wave of protests and strikes in Iran also in remembrance of the Zahedan Massacre and ongoing demonstrations following the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, who died in detainment following she was stopped by Iran’s “morality police” for not carrying her governing administration-mandated scarf appropriately.
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