Il Museum of Brooklyn on February 8, 2019 will open a major historical exhibition that will explore the art and identity of the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceptive not è a simple show ma a an ambitious show that will bring out the elements that helped define the work as “Kahlo's self-presentation in her work and life.”
According to the Brooklyn Museum, the exhibit is based on Frida Kahlo: Making Here Self oops, the recent exhibition held at Victoria and Albert Museum di London. And like its English counterpart, this new occasion will tell Kahlo's story through three main channels: revealing photographs, iconic paintings and authentic artifacts.
Among the rare childhood portraits of his father and a well-known series taken by the photographer Nickolas Murray, the photographs featured in the exhibition offer an intimate look into Kahlo's short life. To contrast and complement these objective images, the exhibition will also feature ten self-portraits of the artist and a selection of drawings.
Finally, items from La Casa Azul (“The Blue House”), Kahlo's birthplace, childhood home, and place of death will be on display.
Making their American debut, these narrative artifacts include "notable examples of her iconic Tehuana clothing, contemporary and Mesoamerican jewelry, and some of the many hand-painted corsets and prosthetics used by the artist during her lifetime."
Together, these paintings, photographs and objects “illustrate how Kahlo created her appearance and shaped her personal and public identity to reflect her cultural heritage and political beliefs, while also addressing and incorporating her physical disabilities,” a complex approach adopted by Kahlo in both her life and her work.
