HOUSTON — Titled Frida: The Making of an Icon, the exhibition occupies a significant portion of the museum’s gallery space and features 35 original works by Kahlo, along with personal items that offer ...
“Frida with Her Pet Eagle, Coyoacán,” by Nickolas Muray, 1939. When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, she was not the icon of Mexican art that she is today. A new exhibit premiering at the Museum of Fine Arts ...
Though Frida Kahlo died relatively unknown in 1954, she's since become a pop culture icon. Her visage graces everything from totes to T-shirts and candles. And yet, her actual life and art are often ...
Who knows how many likenesses of the Mexican-born artist are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, right now? Hundreds, maybe thousands? There’s Salma Hayek as Kahlo. Kahlo as a postage stamp. Kahlo, ...
The Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-54) is one of the most recognisable artists in the world. But how did she become so famous? A large-scale exhibition opening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ...
Image: Frida Kahlo, 'Untitled [Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird]’ (1940). Courtesy of Muray Collection of Mexican Art, 66.6 / Harry Ransom Center. Art lovers of London! It’s time to ...
A new Linux desktop is in the works. This portable desktop can be run like an app. Orbitiny is free to use and runs on any Linux distribution. Leave it to the Linux community to come up with something ...
How did Frida Kahlo, a relatively unknown painter born in rural Mexico, become a posthumous global phenomenon? That’s the question that Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator Mari Carmen Ramírez aims to ...
The design team was appointed through an international invited competition and selected from an initial group of 40 architectural teams and a shortlist of seven, with architects from every continent ...
A new Mexican restaurant has opened in Merced featuring a name and decor that pays homage to famous painter Frida Kahlo. Casa Frida, located in the Home Depot parking lot at 1715 Highway 140, is ...
Museo Casa Kahlo has opened in Mexico City, transforming Frida Kahlo’s lifelong family home, affectionately known as “Casa Roja,” into a public museum Designed by Rockwell Group, Pentagram, and Ileen ...
A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million and became the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a ...