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| Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray Exhibit |
The exhibit consisted of photographs of the Mexican artist, her husband Diego Rivera, their friends and some of her paintings. The photographs were taken by her sometime lover and steadfast friend, Nickolas Muray. Muray presents Frida and her work with a gentle and at times whimsical eye.
In Washington DC during the Clinton Administration I worked a few blocks from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. There Abi and I visited an extensive exhibit of Kahlo's autobiographical paintings. Disabled in a bus accident as a young woman, Kahlo expressed her distress through her art in a way that women in many situations could relate.
The photos of the paintings in the Longmont exhibit were ones I had not seen. One photograph showed Kahlo painting a self-portrait of two images of herself (pre and post divorce)--the photo a work of art in itself (shown above). Muray was a pioneer in the use of color film. The photos of Frida in her indigenous red rebozos, huge earrings and colorful hair ornaments against the walls of her Casa Azul, are stunning, As they say, iconic.
I recommend this exhibit if it comes to a city near you, as well as the film Frida, to any interested in this passionate, introspective artist and her tempestuous life.