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SEE IT: A peek inside ‘Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography’ in Brooklyn

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” has officially opened to the public with an in-depth look at the life and experiences of the aforementioned artist. The 90-minute installation was co-created by the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Layers of Reality, a renowned digital arts center in Spain, and utilizes seven different transformational spaces to really explore the Mexican artist’s life, works and why she continues to inspire people to this day.

As you explore the installation, you’ll find that it has no actual works of Kahlo throughout it. Instead, you’ll find different aspects of the artist brought to life. There are several walls throughout the exhibition that detail the many facets of Kahlo, in English and in Spanish, which will have you learning more about her life than you knew before. The exhibition aims to be fun as well as educational for its guests.

Along the way, you’ll find installations that chronicle different parts of Kahlo’s life, including a bus accident that altered the course of Kahlo’s life forever. Another installation explores the aftermath of that accident, highlighting the various health issues that Kahlo endured as a result.

Kids can also get a kick out of the room “La Rosita,” a room based on where Kahlo would teach art classes to kids and teens. In this room, you can color in a picture and have it displayed on a big screen for your fellow visitors to see. Nearby, there is also a mirrored little wing that puts you right in the middle of art styles inspired by Kahlo’s work.

One of the marquee installations is the 30-minute original presentation that highlights historical photos of Kahlo during pivotal moments in her life. The images and graphics come to life across the entire room, including on the floor. 

One of the highlights of this experience is a virtual reality station. Once you put on your headset, you are whisked into a new immersive journey that takes you through Kahlo’s bedroom, where she spent a lot of her time, as well as through some of her inspiration for her art. The exhibit also has a cashless giftshop to shop through and several photo opportunities, including a photo booth that puts you in a Kahlo-inspired piece of art. 

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” is located at 259 Water Street in DUMBO. Tickets start at $38.99 for adults, $25.99 for kids aged 5-15 and $34.99 for seniors, students and veterans and can be purchased at www.fridakahlonyc.com . VIP tickets and virtual reality add-ons are also available. Kids aged 4 and under can come to the exhibit for free.

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See Inside the Powerful New Immersive Frida Kahlo Show in Brooklyn That Attempts to Depict What the Artist Could Not

The show offers a deep dive into the life and work of the legendary Mexican artist.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who undeniably has already garnered a cult-like following of loyal fans and admirers over the past several decades, is the latest artist to get the so-called “immersive” treatment in New York.

Notwithstanding the fact that some observers feel as if we are nearing the saturation point with these splashy—and typically pricey—events, this one is a thoughtful, yet fun, and often very trippy deep dive into the artist’s rich life that also had more than its fair share of struggles.

Introductory wall texts for “Frida Kahlo Immersive Biography.” Photo by Eileen Kinsella

Unlike other wander-through immersive installations that rely heavily on music and slide projections, this exhibition, staged at a sprawling warehouse in the DUMBO area of Brooklyn, uses a wide variety of show platforms to tell Kahlo’s story. After passing through elaborately lit ofrendas (offerings), flowers, and hanging vines, visitors are greeted with wall texts, written in both English and Spanish, that go deep into the artist’s life. They cover everything from her childhood (including the horrific injuries she sustained in a bus accident that resulted in lifelong consequences) to her development as an artist, wife, and mother, including her often tortured marriage to artist and muralist Diego Rivera, whose career often overshadowed her achievements during their lifetimes.

Installation view of The Accident by Nueveojos & Ideal at “Frida Kahlo Immersive Biography”. Photo by Eileen Kinsella.

One holographic, multi-dimensional video installation, The Accident , depicts the impact of the bus collision by showing slow-motion abstracted fragments colliding and shattering. Frida herself, who often painted self portraits to tell stories about her life, said she could never depict it because she was unable to reduce it to one image. Noting that she was left with her spinal column broken in three points, a fractured clavicle, broken ribs and other major injuries, the work asks: “How many images are necessary to reflect pain?” according to the wall text accompanying the work.

In all, there are seven different interactive rooms complete with 360-projects, virtual reality experiences, historical photographs, installations, and more. In total, the journey takes about 90 minutes and is appropriate for children and adults alike. One particular VR installation puts the viewer in the famous bed, where Kahlo recovered from her injuries and includes a trippy ride through landscapes that echo her Surrealist paintings and iconic imagery.

Brooklyn is the fifth city to host the show following other stops in the U.S. and Europe. The exhibition will continue on to venues in Latin America next year.

The show gives guests “the opportunity to look beyond the surface of her world-famous artwork and get to know the woman who overcame hardship, created beauty from pain, broke boundaries, and continues to inspire today,” according to a statement from organizers Primo Entertainment and Loud and Live.

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Installation view of “Immersive Frida Kahlo Biography,” in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Image courtesy of The Frida Kahlo Corporation.

Installation view of “Frida Kahlo Immersive Biography,” in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Photo by Eileen Kinsella

“ Frida Kahlo Immersive Biography ” continues through November 27, 2022 at 259 Water Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Ticket prices for adults start at $33.99, and those for children aged 5-15 start at $25.99. Children aged four and under get in for free. There are also family packages available as well as student discounts and rates for school groups.

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Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography opens in Brooklyn

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” has arrived in Brooklyn. A co-creation between the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Layers of Reality, a Spanish digital arts center, the immersive biographical exhibition spans seven different transformational spaces and includes an award-winning VR experience enabling the visitor to enter the life and work of the Mexican artist who, in the 21st century, continues to inspire and be more relevant than ever. 

The exhibit, also dubbed “Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon," showcases how the artist’s aesthetic continues to be influential to everything from fashion to feminism to inclusivity. Over the years her look has inspired designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana and Ricardo Tisci at Givenchy. Her bold unibrow challenged beauty standards not only of her time but which are slow to be dismantled even today, and her pride in her Mexican roots she literally wore on her sleeve. She donned the traditional Tehuana dress whether to schmooze with the Rockefellers and Henry Ford in New York or to exhibit her art with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp in Paris. Flamboyant, charming and intensely patriotic, the look was completed with a high chignon accentuated with a garland of flowers and dangling earrings. Contemporary examples of Kahlo’s signature full skirts, and embroidered blouses created by the Oaxacan matriarchal society from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec are on display in the exhibit.

Fashion icon Frida Kahlo continues to influence and inspire

Kahlo’s colorful layers and vibrant textiles served not only as vehicles of creative self-expression but also to conceal the serious injuries from the 20 bone fractures, many to the spine, that she incurred in a tram accident when she was eighteen years old and which caused her extreme pain for the remainder of her life. The jewelry, flowers, and bold lip she wore were designed to draw the gaze upwards, towards her face. Underneath her clothes she wore back braces, shoes with a built up sole and in her later years a prosthetic leg. But as her body deteriorated her artistic output soared, even though she often had to create from the confines of her bed.

Showcasing a combination of digital art, historical photographs, projections, and installations, the exhibit allows the visitor to walk, or in some cases turn in circles, to catch the ever changing imagery bouncing off the walls. The emblems from Kahlo's creative world are most affectingly communicated through a VR experience exclusive to those who purchase VIP tickets which transports the guest on an exhilarating trip along the dirt main street of a Mexican town lined with technicolor classic cars while flowers spin and watermelon slices whizz by your nose, and hummingbirds flutter among tropical flora and fauna, and the magnolia, pear cactus flower and other assorted elements of Kahlo’s beloved garden dance with skulls and fruit.  

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” is billed as a 90-minute walkthrough experience and runs from October 27 at the Immersive Pavilion in Brooklyn at 261 Water Street.

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An immersive Frida Kahlo exhibit is opening in Brooklyn next month

"Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon" will take over the Immersive Pavilion near Dumbo.

Soon, you’ll get to see the work of Frida Kahlo as never before.

”Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon” is a new experience co-created by the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Spanish digital arts center Layers of Reality set to debut at the Immersive Pavilion in Brooklyn this October.

According to an official press release, the 90-minute walk-through show will utilize “seven different transformational spaces, enabling one to enter the life and work of the Mexican artist who, in the 21st century, continues to inspire and be more relevant than ever.”

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Those spaces include “infinite symbology, a reactive sensory installation; areas featuring 360º projections and the use of a virtual reality system that will quite literally transport you inside Kahlo’s most famous works.  

Prior to its New York debut, the exhibit toured Europe and was also mounted in other American cities, including Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque. It is scheduled to proceed to cities in Canada and some Latin American countries. 

The exciting piece of news follows an announcement regarding a Broadway-bound show about the star dubbed Frida, The Musical , which is scheduled to premiere in the Theater District in 2024.

Born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, the now-iconic painter rose to fame through her many portraits and self-portraits inspired by Mexican artifacts and nature—it was only a matter of time until Kahlo would receive both the Broadway treatment and her very own immersive experience. Here’s to hoping both projects will do her justice.

”Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon”  will open  at 261 Water Street on October 27. Tickets for the much-anticipated event will go on sale right here this upcoming Friday at 10am EST.

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Frida Kahlo immersive biography coming to Brooklyn

Frida Kahlo Corporation ,  Layers of Reality ,  Primo Entertainment , and  Loud And Live  are excited to announce that the world’s only official exhibition of “Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” will open on October 27 at the Immersive Pavilion in Brooklyn at 261 Water Street, with tickets on sale this Friday, September 23rd at 10:00 am ET.    

The presentation will run through January 8, 2023 with special holiday hours:

Saturday Dec 24 – 10am – 5pm (3:30pm last entry) 

Sunday Dec 25 – close 

Monday Dec 26 -10am – 6pm 

Tuesday Dec 27 10 – 6pm 

Saturday De 31 – 10am – 5pm (3:30pm last entry) 

Sunday Jan 1 – close 

Monday Jan 2 - 10am – 6pm 

Tuesday Jan 3 -10am – 6pm 

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” is a co-creation between the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Layers of Reality, a renowned digital arts center in Spain. This immersive biographical exhibition utilizes seven different transformational spaces (including an award-winning VR experience) enabling one to enter the life and work of the Mexican artist who, in the 21st century, continues to inspire and be more relevant than ever. 

The story of Frida Kahlo , one of the most influential artists in modern history , showcases a unique combination of digital art, historical photographs , projections, and installations accompanied by virtual reality experiences that reproduce the most relevant moments of her life and work. 

Primo Entertainment and Loud And Live have partnered to bring this Unique Exhibition to Brooklyn following unprecedented success in North America and Europe. Brooklyn is the 5th city to welcome “Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography.” The exhibition will tour across the country before continuing onward to Latin America later this year. 

Tickets for adults start at $38.99 and can be purchased at  www.fridakahlonyc.com . VIP tickets and virtual reality add-ons are also available for guests interested in taking an even deeper look into Kahlo’s world.

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ABOUT LAYERS OF REALITY (LOR) 

LOR links technology, content and the user experience managed by a topnotch creative team mastering audiovisual content and the virtual reality experience. 

www.layersofreality.com

@layersofreality 

ABOUT FRIDA KAHLO CORPORATION 

The Frida Kahlo Corporation is the global provider of FRIDA KAHLO brand goods and services, whose mission is to educate, share and preserve Frida Kahlo’s art, image, and legacy. It also contributes a portion of the monies received to worthy community-based charitable organizations that are committed to improving the life of women and children. 

www.fridakahlocorporation.com

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ABOUT PRIMO ENTERTAINMENT 

Primo Entertainment is an entertainment industry leader in the United States and Latin America that works with the most important artists, as well as the most recognizable formats and exhibitions in the world. Primo Entertainment consists of two divisions: Concert promotion and production, and international exhibitions. Primo Entertainment focuses on guaranteeing the artistic quality and operation to make their shows and exhibitions a one-of-a-kind experience for everyone involved.

www.primo-entertainment.com

@primousa_ 

ABOUT LOUD AND LIVE 

Loud And Live is an entertainment, marketing, media and live events company, which fuses music, sports, lifestyle and content development. Headquartered in Miami and with a presence in the United States, Europe and Latin America, Loud And Live is driven by its passion for creating engaging experiences for global audiences. 

www.loudlive.com

@loudliveentertainment  

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Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography, Coming to Brooklyn in October

Frida Kahlo, an immersive biography , will open its doors on October 27th, located at 261 Water Street in Brooklyn. The exhibition will take viewers on a journey through the life of one of the most influential artists of all time. Tickets go on sale September 23 at 10am.

The immersive biography of Frida Kahlo is presented without reproductions of paintings by artist with the intention of taking a further step in the new immersive languages. The innovative proposal explores the artist’s biography through collections of historical photographs, original films, digital environments, artistic Installations, collector’s items and newly created music that reproduce the most relevant moments of her life, inviting visitors to discover the incredible story that built the myth.

The exhibition will include seven transformational spaces with 360 degree projections and virtual reality. This walk-through exhibition will allow for six-foot distance between attendees. The visit will take about 90 minutes. Hours of operation are Wednesday through Friday from Noon to 7pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 8pm.

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The Life of an Icon is an immersive biography that proposes a journey through the life of one of the most influential artists of all time. The immersive biography of Frida Kahlo is presented without reproductions of paintings by the artist with the intention of taking a further step in the new immersive languages. The innovative proposal explores the artist’s biography through collections of historical photographs, original films, digital environments, artistic Installations, collector’s items, and newly created music that reproduce the most relevant moments of her life, inviting visitors to discover the incredible story that built the myth.

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” is a co-creation between the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Layers of Reality, a renowned digital arts center in Spain. This immersive biographical exhibition of the artist’s life utilizes seven different transformational spaces (including an award-winning VR experience) enabling one to enter the life and work of the Mexican artist who, in the 21st century, continues to inspire and be more relevant than ever.

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The Frida Kahlo Immersive Biography

Thu oct 27 2022 at 12:00 am to sun nov 27 2022 at 11:30 pm, 259 water st | new york.

Visit Brooklyn’s newest art experience, the Frida Kahlo Immersive Biography, opening on October 27th, allowing you to step into the life of the influential Mexican artist and feminist icon who, in the 21st century, continues to inspire.

As the only exhibit commissioned by the Frida Kahlo Corporation, the experience will take you on a 90-minute walk-through including seven transformational spaces complete with 360-degree projections and virtual reality systems. Using collections of historical photographs, original films, and artistic installations, the space will recreate the most relevant and important moments of Kahlo's life.

On sale now, tickets for adults start at $38.99 and can be purchased at www.fridakahlonyc.com. Student, military, and family discounts are also available, as well as VIP and virtual reality add-ons for guests interested in taking an even deeper look into Kahlo’s world.

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Discover the fascinating narrative that developed the myth and reality of Frida Kahlo via collections of historical images, original videos, digital environments, creative installations, collector's artifacts, and freshly composed music that recreate the most significant events of her life.

The immersive and interactive displays in "Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon" depict the tale of the Mexican artist's life and the events in it that influenced her work.

The experience includes immersive installations, interactive exhibits, archival pictures, site-specific art installations, VR, original films, and a selfie "à la Frida" that helps bring the artist's work to life for visitors.

Rather than including copies of the artist's work, this experience focuses only on providing an immersive history of her life.

Fun Fact: Frida Kahlo had a large collection of pottery, sculptures, and masks from ancient Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs.

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A fascinating look at the life of one of the most important painters in history, Frida Kahlo, The Life of an Icon is an engrossing learning experience. A multimedia production that tells the narrative of the icon Frida Kahlo using archival images and new videos set within musical and aesthetic contexts

There are two distinct phases to this encounter. You begin by participating in a number of interactive art exhibits, such as a virtual reality demonstration and a build-your-own Frida-model activity. After that, there will be a 360-degree audiovisual presentation that tells the story of the artist's life through some of the most important events.

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According to an official press release, the 90-minute walk-through show “will utilize seven distinct transformational spaces that allow one to step into the life and work of the Mexican artist who continues to inspire and be more relevant in the 21st century than ever.”

This immersive biography of Frida Kahlo is presented without reproductions of the artist's paintings in order to take a step forward in the development of new immersive languages.

It's a new proposal that explores the artist's biography through collections of historical photographs, original films, digital environments, artistic installations, collector's items, and newly composed music that recreate the most significant moments of her life, inviting visitors to discover the incredible story that gave rise to the legend. 

"Frida Kahlo. The life of an icon" is a co-creation of the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Layers of Reality - the renowned digital arts centre in Spain. 

The exhibition opens October 27 at 261 Water Street. 

All the logistic details and info at the link below.

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FRIDA KAHLO, AN IMMERSIVE BIOGRAPHY

The Life of an Icon is an immersive biography that proposes a journey through the life of one of the most influential artists of all time. The immersive biography of Frida Kahlo is presented without reproductions of paintings by artist with the intention of taking a further step in the new immersive languages. The innovative proposal explores the artist’s biography through collections of historical photographs, original films, digital environments, artistic Installations, collector’s items and newly created music that reproduce the most relevant moments of her life, inviting visitors to discover the incredible story that built the myth.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 10 AM - 7 PM Friday, Saturday: 10 AM - 8 PM

Ice Palace Studios: 1400 N Miami Ave, Miami, FL, 33136

The visit will take around 90 minutes

Health & safety

Frida Kahlo, an immersive biography is a walk-through exhibition that allows for 6ft distance between all attendees, and includes increased cleaning practices. Safety of the attendees is our top priority as we continue to follow the advice of public health agencies and government officials

WHAT SAFETY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE FOR COVID-19?

FRIDA KAHLO. LIVE OF AN ICON is following the approved guidelines below: • Timed ticket sales to help reduce congestion and capacity. • Multiple hand sanitizer stations throughout the exhibit and venue. • Contactless transactions. • Masks recommended and appreciated.

WHERE DO I BUY TICKETS?

Tickets can be purchased right here at  here

HOW WILL I GET MY TICKETS?

A confirmation email from Showclix, our ticketing platform, is sent to the email address used when tickets are purchased. You can print out your tickets or present them via smartphone upon arrival.

HOW DO I PRESENT MY TICKETS AT THE SHOW?

You can print a physical copy of your tickets, or you can present the QR code for your tickets of a smartphone or other device.

HOW CAN I RESCHEDULE MY TICKETS?

Emails can be rescheduled only if an email assent with 48 hrs in advance to  [email protected]

ARE TICKETS REFUNDABLE?

Tickets are non-refundable. Change of date or time requests are subject to availability and must be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled entry time shown on your ticket

CAN I GIFT TICKETS THAT ARE UNDER MY NAME?

Yes, you can. Please ensure your guests have a physical copy of the tickets printed to be admitted entry if the tickets are gifted. Additionally, we require Valid ID to be presented alongside the tickets prior to entry to ensure eligibility for the ticket type.

WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?

Please ensure you arrive promptly at the start time as indicated on your ticket. We cannot guarantee entry for guests who arrive late.

IS THERE PARKING?

We offer self parking for $15 and Valet Parking for $20.

IS THERE SEATING AVAILABLE?

There is limited seating throughout the experience.

DO YOU HAVE WHEELCHAIRS OR SCOOTERS FOR RENT?

As we are a traveling show we do not have wheelchairs or scooters for rent.

IS THE SHOW WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE?

Yes. Wheelchairs, walkers, and scooters are all permitted.

CAN I BRING MY SERVICE ANIMAL?

Yes, we allow service animals such as guide dogs. No pets are permitted.

CAN I BRING A STROLLER?

Yes, strollers and babies are permitted.

CAN I BRING A CAMERA?

Yes. Photos of the event are permissible. Video recording of the event is not allowed. Tripods are not allowed in the venue.

CAN I BRING IN FOOD OR BEVERAGES?

No, food and beverages are not permitted inside the exhibit.

WILL THERE BE A GIFT SHOP?

Yes! We have a cashless gift shop to visit at the end of the show!

A Fresh Look at Frida Kahlo

MEXICO CITY — Tote bags, city walls, carnival costumes, dolls. We see her everywhere, the black hair tightly pulled back, flowers framing the face, the eyebrows with a light bridge of hair between them, the firm look, the red lips with a delicate mustache on top.

But as widely recognizable as Frida Kahlo’s face is, I wonder how much younger generations really know her —how she felt about art, politics, love, or how her legacy might resonate in contemporary Mexico. A recent documentary renders a vivid and welcome reintroduction to her inner world.

Yes, there have been biopics, documentaries, a 500-page biography. But it had been a while since her life had been given a big platform, pop treatment—the well-known Salma Hayek film came out in 2002. Frida , by the Peruvian director Carla Gutiérrez, is a production of Amazon Studios, and widely accessible in terms of distribution and aesthetics.

The documentary’s ace in the hole is that the birth-to-grave narrative is told by the painter herself. It’s an ingenious way to carve out a person from a pile of merch. There are no known recordings of Kahlo’s voice, but actress Fernanda Echevarría del Rivero conjures up her words from diary entries and letters. 

And what words she had! Funny, critical, biting, vulnerable. A great writer as well as a painter.

We make our way through her cheeky, gender-bender childhood; the accident that caused the injuries with which she dealt her entire life; her life-long love affair with socialism and Mexicanness, a combination enlivened by the Mexican Revolution; her trajectory in art and politics, in Mexico and in the U.S.; her relationships, the main one being with muralist Diego Rivera. While we listen to her, we see a lot of photos (her father was a photographer so there are many great domestic visuals) interlaced with animations of her paintings. At times the pattern feels repetitive, but it’s worth sticking with.

She emerges as a woman who saw power structures with suspicion and irreverence and had an aversion to orthodoxies.

La gran caca —“the big shit”—is an expression she used often. “Everyone here thinks Diego is la gran caca ,” she says of the U.S., where the couple spent a few years in the 1930s when Rivera was commissioned to paint murals in Detroit and New York. “It irritates me that the most important thing in Gringolandia is to have ambition, to become ‘someone,’ and frankly I don’t have the slightest ambition to be someone, I despise their pride, and being la gran caca doesn’t interest me at all.” About the French surrealists, such as André Breton, who admired her paintings, she said, “They sit in the cafe for hours warming their precious asses. They talk endlessly about ‘culture,’ ‘art’ and ‘revolution.’ They poison the air with theories that will never come true. It’s a decadent manifestation of bourgeois art.”

But judging from the Kahlo we see in the film, it seems she would likely have had fun seeing herself as the pop figure she now is. She turned out to be la gran caca .

At a moment when Mexico has elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and headlines justly reflect the significance of that, it also seems appropriate that one of the country’s most iconic figures gets another, more intimate treatment.

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Frida Kahlo is more than a legend at Dallas Museum of Art's exhibition

The exhibition is on view through nov. 17, by kimberly richard • published august 24, 2024 • updated on august 24, 2024 at 10:30 am.

Since her death in 1954, Frida Kahlo has become a cultural icon. Frida: Beyond the Myth , on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through November 17, explores her life and her humanity through her own works as well as the art created by the people who knew her best.

Organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, the exhibition is co-curated by Dr. Agustin Arteaga, the museum’s Eugene McDermott Director, and Sue Canterbury, the museum’s Pauline Gill Sullivan Curator of American Art.

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“Sue and I worked together, trying to create a narrative that will walk through from her very, very early days as a young girl, four years old, and having pictures from the most important photographers of the 20 th century that depict her at very private, intimate moments and also her works and create that way to learn about her life as she was thinking and reflecting on the things that happened to her,” Arteaga said.

The exhibition is comprised of 60 works by Kahlo and her contemporaries, chronicling the events that shaped her life and art. Beginning with her early years, the exhibition showcases the influence of her father, a photographer. Her first self-portrait, a gift for her boyfriend Alejandro Gómez Arias, mimics the European Mannerist painters of the 16 th century.

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“We see a Frida that we can recognize for her beautiful face, her beautiful features, but she is looking at the Old Masters at this moment in time,” Arteaga said.

This first self-portrait was painted after a devasting bus accident in 1925 that left her with life-altering injuries. Next to this self-portrait is her drawing of the accident as well as her portrait of Arias.

In 1928, Kahlo asked Diego Rivera to assess her paintings. A year later, Kahlo and Rivera were married. Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to the United States where Rivera had several commissions. The couple spent time in San Francisco, Detroit and New York. Kahlo’s Tehuana dress attracted the attention of children in Detroit, and she adopted 1910 as her birth year because it coincided with the beginning of the Mexican Revolution.

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“Here we’re going to see how Frida starts transforming herself and we’re going to see very important drawings that start telling us what she is looking at,” Arteaga said.

Following the destruction of Rivera’s controversial Rockefeller Center mural, Kahlo created My Dress Hangs There as a commentary on American’s economic and social hypocrisies.

“She is commenting on everything that is happening in New York,” Arteaga said. “You will see at the bottom; you have all her concerns about the social unrest that is happening because the big crash of the stock exchange.”

“Standing in for her is her Tehuana dress. My dress may be here, but my heart and mind is in Mexico,” Canterbury said.

Kahlo became pregnant several times, but Rivera did not want children. One painting reflects Kahlo’s grief after one of her abortions with her artist palette shaped like a heart.

“It’s almost like ‘These will be my children; my work will be my children.’ This was very disturbing for her,” Canterbury said. “She was particularly sad to lose this particular child.”

To recover from one of the abortions, Kahlo traveled from Detroit to Mexico. Lucienne Bloch, an apprentice of Rivera, took a wistful photo of Kahlo staring out of the train window.

Her relationship with Rivera was complicated, with both pursuing affairs.

“She was okay with him having affairs, but not with her sister,” Arteaga said. “Things didn’t end up well and they divorced for a year and remarried.”

Nickolas Muray, a Hungarian-born commercial photographer, created some of the most striking portraits of Kahlo. Muray and Kahlo met in 1931 and had an affair for a decade. Muray hoped to marry Kahlo, but he eventually realized Kahlo and Rivera would always be connected. His portraits reflect the love and respect between the artists.

“You will see some of his beautiful portraits of her and many of them are the iconic images of Frida Kahlo with ribbons and flowers in her hair,” Arteaga said.

The museum set up a selfie station with a similar white bench and floral background as one of Muray’s portraits.

Even as she enjoyed success, Kahlo’s health deteriorated. In Self-Portrait with Monkey , she includes one of her favorite pets, a monkey. She wears a determined expression on her face and a ribbon in her hair. However, her hair is loose, denoting a physical unraveling. It is a compelling portrait of pain.

“You can see how beautiful this is. You can see a Frida that is completely embellished and secure in herself and you see a little monkey that is also wearing a ribbon of the same color as hers and is looking at us in a frightened way,” Arteaga said.

Kahlo creates still life works as her health declines.

“Some of these works you see here, particularly her still lifes, were created while she was in bed,” Canterbury said. “She let aspects of the things stand in for her or for things that were happening in her life.”

Photographs by Florence Arquin and Lola Álvarez Bravo show the plaster corset she wore, and her leg amputated. Self-Portrait with Loose Hair , painted a year after an unsuccessful spinal surgery, marks the beginning of the end of her life.

“We don’t see that Frida that is beautified, all made-up. You see her hair loose, you see her with that expression that is sad or tired,” Arteaga said. “You see some of that resilience and hope is starting to drain out of her body.”

The exhibition concludes with Naturaleza Viva and a photograph of Kahlo completing the painting from her bed near the end of her life. This final painting features a sun and a moon representing a beginning and end as well as a white dove, perched and seemingly ready to take off into eternity.

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