DMA mounts blockbuster Frida Kahlo exhibit
Frida on White Bench, New York, 1939. Nickolas Muray Dallas has a special affinity for the bisexual Mexican artist DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Taffet@DallasVoice.com Dallas Museum of Art Director Agustín Arteaga said Frida Kahlo is “so beloved and so appreciated by our community.” But, he asked, “Do we truly know her?” A new exhibit at the DMA including 60 works helps us get to know her better.
Kahlo is certainly loved in Dallas. Several years ago, a preview of what was coming included just five of the artist’s works and lines formed to see them.
That’s the only time I’ve ever seen people stand patiently to get to view individual pieces at the museum. But Kahlo is special.
The 60 works in this exhibit — paintings, photographs, pencil drawings, ink on paper and more — are arranged chronologically to tell the story of the artist’s life.
