Che Nous

"Casey traces this notion of infiltration, of cross-pollination, of how, in an image-based culture, content and context are inextricably interwoven, and almost never in the ways we intend. The photo is a perfect example: a snapshot that became a symbol, whether as a banner in street protests or on T-shirts for the liberal and well-heeled. 'Che,' Casey writes, 'became the quintessential postmodern icon--anything to anyone and everything to everyone.'"

David L. Ulin reviews Michael Casey's Che's Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image in the Los Angeles Times.

And one can explore the image's legacy here.