Ezio Gribaudo's Cuban Encounter with Fidel Castro
Ezio Gribaudo, a prominent artist from Turin born in 1929, significantly influenced the art scene. His career peaked after he earned recognition at the Venice Biennale in 1966, leading to his participation in the Salón de Mayo in Havana the following year. Gribaudo collaborated with notable figures like Michel Leiris and Wilfredo Lam to contribute to the "Gran mural," which commenced on July 30, 1967. He later detailed this experience in his 1970 publication, "Mural Cuba Colectiva 1967." Notably, Gribaudo met Fidel Castro on July 29, shortly after the leader's helicopter arrival, further embedding him in cultural history.
Key facts
- Ezio Gribaudo traveled to Cuba in 1967 after winning the 1966 Venice Biennale.
- He was invited by the Salon de Mai of Paris to the Salón de Mayo in Havana.
- The Gran mural (Cuba Colectiva) was created starting July 30, 1967.
- Gribaudo documented the mural in a 1970 book published by Edizioni d’Arte Fratelli Pozzo.
- Gian Giacomo Feltrinelli bet Gribaudo they would meet Fidel Castro.
- Castro met the group on July 29, 1967, at Gran Tierra after a speech in San Piedrido.
- Castro personally greeted each attendee, asking Gribaudo where he was from.
- Gribaudo's Taccuini di Cuba were exhibited in 1968 at Galleria Viotti in Turin.
Entities
Artists
- Ezio Gribaudo
- Asger Jorn
- Pierre Alechinsky
- Karel Appel
- Marcel Duchamp
- Hans Hofmann
- Pablo Picasso
- Arthur Miller
- Greta Garbo
- Monica Vitti
- Fidel Castro
- Michel Leiris
- Wilfredo Lam
- Goffredo Parise
- Eduardo Arroyo
- Corneille
- Ronald Penrose
- Valerio Adami
- Luigi Carluccio
- Alain Jouffroy
- Arturo Schwarz
- Yvon Taillandier
Institutions
- Accademia di Brera
- Politecnico di Torino
- CoBrA
- XXXIII Biennale di Venezia
- Salon de Mai
- Salón de Mayo
- Musée d’Ethnographie de Paris
- Musée de l’Homme
- Edizioni d’Arte Fratelli Pozzo
- Galleria Viotti
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Milan
- Paris
- France
- Moscow
- Russia
- Bucharest
- Romania
- New York
- United States
- Cuba
- Havana
- San Piedrido
- Gran Tierra
- Spain