CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco has announced a touring exhibition titled "Viaje a la luna (A trip to the moon)," inspired by the only screenplay ever written by Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. Curated by Diego Villalobos and Rodrigo Ortiz Monasterio, the exhibition runs from June 12 to October 11, 2025, before traveling to Centro Federico García Lorca in Granada starting October 30. It features historic and contemporary works that reconstruct Lorca's lost 1932 film, which was halted after his murder and later destroyed in a studio fire, leaving only a script and photographs.
The exhibition matters because it revives a forgotten piece of avant-garde film history and explores themes of identity, repression, and art as refuge, which remain urgent amid today's political pressures on the arts. By juxtaposing Lorca's coded exploration of his homosexuality and leftist politics with contemporary artists' responses, the show highlights how marginalized voices have historically used art to navigate persecution, offering a timely reflection on artistic freedom and resilience.