Jessica Fuentes reviews an exhibition charting the life and career of Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
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Yesterday the New York Times reported that the toy company Mattel has released a Barbie-Doll version of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in conjunction with International Women’s Day. Mattel is the…
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An opera based on the dramatic lives of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. It seems so obvious. Why didn’t someone think of this before? The Fort Worth Opera has announced…
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Podcast
Art Dirt 7: McMansion Hell, Dressing Up Like Frida Kahlo, Piss Christ Protest
by Glasstireby Glasstire"One of the protest signs said 'When Did Blasphemy Become Art?' and I just had to have a chuckle."
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on what to see over Spring Break, whether there are any bands left at SXSW, and naked people at the museum.
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In the fall of 2016, over 20 artists completed a huge mural project as part of the Capitol Theater Street Art Competition held in conjunction with the Brownsville Latin Jazz…
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Houston’s East End Studio Gallery is holding its 11th annual Frida Festival, celebrating the life of artist Frida Kahlo. The gallery has sent out a call for entries (of all…
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Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird returned to UT’s Harry Ransom Center on February 14. The homecoming of one of the center’s most in-demand works for a six-month…
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Blogger Judith Dobrzynski interviews the MFAH’s Mari Carmen Ramírez for today’s Wall St. Journal on the eve of the launch of the museum’s vast digital archive of Latin American art…
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My Monkey + Parrot Beats Your Black Cat: Kahlo Portrait Coming to Houston as MFAH and Malba Celebrate 10th Birthdays with Latin American Art Swap
The Latin American Art Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Malba – FundaciónCostantini, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires , Argentina, were both established in 2001…
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Frida’s famous Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird make a pit-stop at its Austin home
UT’s Harry Ransom Center is celebrating the rare homecoming of one of its most famous and most-borrowed artworks, Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940). Since 1990 the…
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The Brow: The Life and Times of Frida, a poetic multimedia performance, takes place at Talento Bilingue de Houston on April 28, 29, 30 and May 1. The 75-minute production,…