Tag: Frida

  • Frida Kahlo’s Great-Niece Says Commercialization of the Artist Has Gone ‘Too Far’

    Frida Kahlo‘s art is now firmly established in the art historical canon, hanging on the walls of some of the world’s most illustrious museums. But it’s also inspired a sundry of wares the world over—from notebooks and coffee mugs to earrings and dolls—that bear her image, both licensed and not, and this appears to have read more

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  • Tate Faces Trouble Securing Frida Kahlo Masterpieces for Summer Blockbuster

    Curators at Tate Modern are finding that Frida Kahlo’s global popularity now comes with a practical drawback: it has become harder to borrow her paintings. The museum’s forthcoming exhibition,Frida: The Making of an Icon, opening in June, will include 36 works by the Mexican artist, fewer than the more than the 50 shown during Tate read more

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