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Mexico City hosts Kahlo showcase | Mexico City hosts Kahlo showcase |
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The largest ever exhibition of artist Frida Kahlo's work has gone on display in Mexico City. | The largest ever exhibition of artist Frida Kahlo's work has gone on display in Mexico City. |
More than 300,000 people are expected to attend the two-month show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes museum. | More than 300,000 people are expected to attend the two-month show at the Palacio de Bellas Artes museum. |
The exhibition marks 100 years since the birth of the artist, whose profile has soared in the last 10 years. | The exhibition marks 100 years since the birth of the artist, whose profile has soared in the last 10 years. |
About 350 pieces are on display, including some on loan from collections in the US, as well as 50 of Kahlo's personal letters and 100 photographs. | About 350 pieces are on display, including some on loan from collections in the US, as well as 50 of Kahlo's personal letters and 100 photographs. |
Teresa Franco, head of the institute that runs the museum, said: "I don't think anyone, after seeing this, will have any questions about Frida's artistic journey." | |
Las dos Fridas (The Two Fridas) is among the paintings on display | Las dos Fridas (The Two Fridas) is among the paintings on display |
Born in Mexico City in 1907, Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a bus accident that left her in constant pain and permanently disabled, leading to more than 30 operations. | Born in Mexico City in 1907, Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a bus accident that left her in constant pain and permanently disabled, leading to more than 30 operations. |
Many of the 200 or so paintings relate to her experiences with physical pain. | Many of the 200 or so paintings relate to her experiences with physical pain. |
Some detail her turbulent relationship with Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, 20 years her senior, whom she met in 1928 aged 22 and married the following year. | Some detail her turbulent relationship with Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, 20 years her senior, whom she met in 1928 aged 22 and married the following year. |
The couple divorced briefly in 1939, remarrying in 1940. | The couple divorced briefly in 1939, remarrying in 1940. |
Kahlo also reportedly had an affair with revolutionary Leon Trotsky after he fled the Soviet Union. | Kahlo also reportedly had an affair with revolutionary Leon Trotsky after he fled the Soviet Union. |
She died in July 1954 after suffering a bout of pneumonia. Rivera died in 1957. | She died in July 1954 after suffering a bout of pneumonia. Rivera died in 1957. |
Kahlo's feminism, lifestyle and Communist political beliefs have become inseparable from her art. | Kahlo's feminism, lifestyle and Communist political beliefs have become inseparable from her art. |
"Frida has to be read on one hand as an artist and on the other as a figure who put strong emphasis on an archetypal feminine problem," Franco said. | "Frida has to be read on one hand as an artist and on the other as a figure who put strong emphasis on an archetypal feminine problem," Franco said. |
Hollywood actress Salma Hayek played Kahlo in a 2002 film about the artist's life. | Hollywood actress Salma Hayek played Kahlo in a 2002 film about the artist's life. |
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