Luc Chessex, CCCC

Interview
Video Exhibitions Interview Luc Chessex

"Che was indeed the archetype of popular struggle to seize power, while Coca-Cola was the archetype of the American way of life. It struck me that across the entire continent, there was this proliferation of images either of Coca-Cola or of Che, competing, essentially, to appropriate the landscape." Luc Chessex

Vidéo

Luc Chessex lived in Cuba from 1961 to 1975. As a member of the Prensa Latina agency and photo editor for the magazine Cuba internacional, he was an involved witness of the revolution. The Musée de l'Elysée is presenting four series of photographs from that time: Cherchez la Femme [Search for the Woman], Le Visage de la Révolution [The Face of the Revolution], Che and Coca. The exhibition was created from numerous original prints, publications, press clippings and an unpublished book on Cuban women.

Exhibition

The exhibition Luc Chessex, CCCC (Castro, Coca, Che, Cherchez la femme), was presented at Photo Elysée from June 4 to August 24, 2014.

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