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Surrounding Kahlo: Works from the Permanent Collection

March 5, 2022 – January 15, 2023

(Detail) Ester Hernández (b. 1944), If This Is Death, I Like It (Si esto es la muerte, me gusta), 1991, serigraph / serigrafía, 11/70, NMMA Permanent Collection, 1993.14. Photo credit: Kathleen Culbert-Aguilar

Undoubtedly, the visage of Frida Kahlo has become the most instantly recognizable of all artists across time. Since her popularization in the 1980’s, she has been the subject of books, movies, an opera and a great deal of visual art created by others who have been moved by her paintings and life story. Drawn entirely from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, this exhibit explores works inspired by Frida Kahlo; the work of her students, known as “Los Fridos,” who learned from and surrounded her while she recovered at home in La Casa Azul; as well as familiar items that Kahlo chose to surround herself with such as arte popular, Mesoamerican artifacts and traditional clothing from her beloved Mexico.

Participating Artists

Josefina Aguilar

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Anonymous

Vibiana Aparicio- Chamberlin

Florence Arquin

Artesanias Toxyejk Matsa

Alfredo Arreguín

Jesús Barraza

Alfredo de Batuc

Castillo Orta Family

Yreina D. Cervántez

Carlos Cortéz

Olga Costa

Esperanza Gama

Rupert García

Arturo García Bustos

Ester Hernández

Guillermo (born Karl Wilhelm) Kahlo

Miguel Linares Mendoza

Raúl López-Reyes

José Lozano

Mardonio Magaña

Leo (born Leonet) Matiz

Candelario Medrano López

Luz Fabila Montes de Oca

Daniel Nierman

José Clemente Orozco

Tony Ortega

Fanny Rabel

Juan Manuel Ramírez

Marcos Raya

Diego Rivera

Warren J. Vinton

Curador

Rebecca D. Meyers

Organizing Institution

National Museum of Mexican Art

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Rubin & Paula Torres Gallery

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