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A major exhibition opening in Atlanta explores the work of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, the famed 20th century couple who shared influences ranging from Marxism to Mexican folk art but whose legacies could not be more different – her best-known work consisting of dramatic self-portraits, his celebrity stemming from public murals celebrating Mexican nationalism.
"Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting" opens Thursday at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the only U.S. venue where it will be shown. Featuring more than 120 pieces, it is the largest exhibition ever of the husband-and-wife's work shown together and includes about a quarter of Kahlo's total body of work, according to the High...
Via Caroline Claeys
