The Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos…

Exhibition: 19 Jan 2017 – 4 Mar 2017
Opening: 19 Jan 2017, 18 – 20

The Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro with Matos (left). Victory speech at arrival in Havana on January 8th, 1959 © Studio Naranjo

"The Cuban Revolution"
Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos…

Exhibition: 19 January – 4 March 2017
Vernissage: Thursday, 19 January, 6-8 pm

The Galerie Clairefontaine is presenting a selection of photographs taken during the events of the Cuban Revolution.

The impressive photographs show Fidel Castro and Che Guevara as the heroes of the Cuban Revolution of 1959-60. They are an exceptional example of photojournalism’s role in chronicling history.

Photographers such as Burri, Korda and Naranjo record political events, and offer a glimpse behind the scenes in the corridors of power.

Artists

Works

  • Fidel Castro eating a Chinese meal with chopsticks and drinking Coca Cola, c. 1960
  • René Burri: Che Guevara, 1963
  • Fidel Castro speaking to supporters at a military base on Jan. 8, 1959, the day he entered Havana. Mr. Batista had left Cuba from the base just after midnight on Jan. 1