Frida Kahlo. The Complete Paintings

An enormous new book from Taschen explores the life and work of famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Widely recognized as a groundbreaking figure in contemporary understandings of gender and sexuality, Kahlo’s now iconic image—particularly derived from her more than 50 self-portraits showing her bold brow, braided hair, and range of floral adornments—has secured her legacy as one of the most influential and profound artists of the 20th Century.

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"Wife of the Master Mural Painter Gleefully Dabbles in Works of Art"

Frida Kahlo married Rivera in 1929 while in her early twenties. Soon after, the couple moved from their home in Mexico to San Francisco and then to Detroit. The moves followed the commissions of Rivera. In the spring of 1932, he began working on a mural for the Detroit Institute of Arts. During her time in the United States, Kahlo was actively painting as her health allowed, but her work was not yet widely exhibited. She gave her now-iconic interview to the Detroit News at age 25 after having come to the paper's notice due to the work of her famous husband.

Written by staff reporter Florence Davies, the article features a reductive headline implying that the most interesting thing about Kahlo was her marriage. However, the piece itself is an insightful introduction to Kahlo's feminist nature and confidence in her own art.If the piece is, in fact, appreciative of the young artist's talent, why the deprecating and reductive headline?

 Why refer to a skilled painter as “gleefully dabbling” in art? 

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Thank God It's Frida

Start your day with some creativity when you sip from this beautiful Frida Kahlo mug.

 

Frida Kahlo mural by Fin DAC in Mexico

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Thank God Its Frida.

If you prefer artists to the Avengers, then this Frida Kahlo toy is the perfect action figure for you.

 

Frida Kahlo in New York, 1939

The Hungarian-American photographer and Olympic fencer Nickolas Muray took this photograph of Frida Kahlo in traditional Mexican dress and cigarette in hand on a rooftop in Greenwich Village, New York, in March 1939. The pair were at the end of a secret love affair that had begun in Mexico eight years earlier.
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Kahlo-mania

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was the ‘original selfie queen’ says Susana Martínez Vidal, author of Frida Kahlo: Fashion as the Art of Being.
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Frida on my mind

Frida Kahlo: Her final years, in black & white and color.

 

Frida Fest

To celebrate Frida Kahlo’s 110th birthday, more than 1,000 people dressed up as the beloved painter at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Frida Fest.

 

Thank God It's Frida

Fritz Henle, over six decades of photographs.

 

Frida Kahlo's Colorful Wardrobe

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Thank God it's Frida!

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Queen of the selfie

Frida Kahlo sits in front of a self-portrait, wearing a white top, a black skirt and a killer faint smile. She looks impeccably modern, with a ciggie in her right hand – and there’s that stare again.
It goes right through you; it’s as if she is the boss of the world, a keeper of amazing secrets and the coolest person at the party all at once. Continue

 

Thank God it's Frida

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Thank God It's Frida

Frida Kahlo  by Leo Matiz