The Mexican artist’s legacy is far greater than the kitsch. She is a much-loved symbol of rebellion and resilience
Even before it opened this week, Tate Modern’s Frida: The Making of an Icon was a sma…
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Frida: The Making of an Icon review – forget her iconic status, just show us more of her art ⊖
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Tate Modern, London
Frida Kahlo took self-portraiture to new levels of interior revelation and her work takes you deep into her mystery. So why is this show padded out with responses by lesser artists…
45 days ago
‘I call this dish Frida Kahlo Against the World. It’s hot and horny!’ My thrilling week of Fridamania in Mexico City ⊕⊕
The bar she drank at, the bed she recuperated in, the canals she daytripped to, the studio she stormed out of, the easel she painted her final masterpiece at … ahead of a major Tate show, our writer …
3 months ago
Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain ⊕⊕
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Cultural figures sign open letter asking government for clarity on how long landmark collection will remain abroad
One of the world’s most important collections of 20th-century Mexican art, including …
16 months ago
Borderline genius: how José María Velasco’s landscapes redefined perceptions of Mexico ○
An exhibition of works by the 19th-century artist shows his role in creating a sense of Mexican identity – revealing that he was more polymath than painter
Due to the longstanding political and terri…
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