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“I remember it as if it were today... seeing him [Che] framed in the viewfinder, with that expression. I am still startled by the impact... it shakes me so powerfully. (On his iconic photo of Che Guevara)”

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Alberto Korda

Alberto Korda, born on September 14, 1928, and died on May 25, 2001, was a renowned Cuban photographer. His works focused on documenting the Cuban Revolution and socialist construction, with his most famous photograph being the iconic image of Che Guevara, which has become a globally recognized symbol. more

“I see my work as a series of attempts to ruin certain representations and to welcome a female spectator into the audience of men. If this work is considered incorrect, all the better, for my attempts aim to undermine that singular pontificating male voice-over which correctly instructs our pleasures and histories or lack of them.”

Ifs Men Certain Voice Pleasure Audience Female Aim Series Males Welcome Ruins Representation Spectators Voice Over

Book:Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances

Source: Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances

“You realize yourself when you start reflecting - because I don't live in the past, although your past is so much a part of what you are - that you can't ignore it. But I don't look at scrapbooks.”

Looks Past Realizing Your Past Reflecting

Author:Lauren Bacall

“I worked with someone else's photos; I cropped them in whatever way I wanted and put words on top of them. I knew how to do it with my eyes closed. Why couldn't that be my art?”

Way Art Eye Wanted

Author:Barbara Kruger

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