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Kate Wojtczak 11 January 2025
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Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo
The story of Frida Kahlo is narrated through her artworks. She left an indelible mark on the art world with her emotionally charged and...
Celia Leiva Otto 5 January 2025
Book Review: Frida Kahlo’s Unimaginable Life
Fridamania is contagious. Reading the Frida Kahlo book written by Hettie Judah almost drags us to the brink of melancholic stroke despite being armed...
Urvi Chheda 27 December 2024
Tina Modotti. A Woman of Her Time
Tina Modotti was a photographer whose path parallels the great moments of 20th-century history. Her way of making art is a testimony to the world...
Maia Heguiaphal 16 December 2024
10 Women Artists Who Pioneered Modern Art in Latin America
Latin American painters, sculptors, and printmakers were at the forefront of the aesthetic revolution that shook the 20th century. Until recently,...
Kathie Manthorne 16 December 2024
Diego Rivera’s Life in Self-Portraits
Diego Rivera is mostly famous for his controversial mural for the Rockefeller family and for being the husband of Frida Kahlo. Yet in his lifetime,...
Magda Michalska 9 December 2024
Marxist, Nationalist, Feminist: The Art and Politics of Frida Kahlo
Marxist, nationalist, feminist – these are the words that describe not only the political convictions but also the artworks of Frida Kahlo.
Kacper Grass 9 December 2024
Diego Rivera: The Controversial Story of Man at the Crossroads
At the suggestion of his mother, Nelson Rockefeller commissioned Diego Rivera, a passionate Mexican socialist artist, to paint the mural that was...
Ruxi Rusu 9 December 2024
Frida Kahlo: The Suffering Behind Her Paintings
The image of Frida Kahlo has become very popular in our society: we can find her face or artworks on colorful and bright t-shirts, earrings, cups,...
Arianna Richetti 9 December 2024
Gabriel Figueroa: An Incredible Legacy of Mexican Cinema
Celebrated as one of Mexico best cinematographers, Gabriel Figueroa transformed cinema, vividly introducing Mexicos landscapes, faces, and stories to...
Jimena Aullet 2 December 2024
Remedios Varo: Spanish Painter of Magic
Remedios Varo (1908-1963) was a 20th-century Surrealist painter. Born in Spain, she was forced to move to France and Mexico to escape the Spanish...
Jimena Escoto 11 October 2024
Leonora Carrington and Her Surrealist Life in Her Own Words
Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) is considered one of the greatest but most neglected British Surrealists. Her life story is a fascinating one: she...
Magda Michalska 11 October 2024
