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Frida Kahlo : retrospective

exhibition concept by Helga Prignitz-Poda ; with essays by Peter von Becker ... [et al.] ; edited by Martin-Gropius-Bau, Bank Austria Kunstforum

Prestel, c2010

  • : American museum ed
  • : German trade ed
  • : German museum ed

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Exhibition catalogue

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Apr. 30-Aug. 9, 2010 and Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, Sept. 1-Dec. 5, 2010

"Works shown in the exhibition": p. 244-251

Bibliography: p. 252

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The life and work of Frida Kahlo were inextricably intertwined. This beautiful monograph celebrates the artist while exploring the lesser-known aspects of her story. Reproductions of Kahlo's paintings are accompanied by a series of illuminating essays that explore the artist's private writings and the intense public interest in her life, the role of physical and mental suffering in the creative process, and the coded and double meanings hidden in so much of Kahlo's work. In addition, a photographic essay compiled by her grandniece, Cristina Kahlo, features images from the family's private collection. As an icon of female strength and suffering, Frida Kahlo has become something of an art world myth. This scholarly yet profoundly moving illustrated tribute to her life and work offers a measured perspective that rises above the noise of celebrity to discover the true artist and the truth of her art. Published in association with the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, and the Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna.

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