These Rare Photos of Frida Kahlo Show Her Life Before She Became an Artist

These Rare Photos of Frida Kahlo Show Her Life Before She Became an Artist

NewsTaco May 11, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because there are many Fridaphiles among our NewsTaco readers. Because these are photos that some of her most avid fans haven’t seen (we think?) VL […]

This Is the Largest Exhibit on Mexican Art in 60 Years

NewsTaco October 6, 2016

*Beautiful! If you happen to be in Paris between now and January. . .  VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla (2 minute read) Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are undoubtedly two of […]

This Frida Kahlo-Inspired Cartoon Will Get You through the Day

NewsTaco July 7, 2015

*The ‘toon is about a young girl coming to terms with her bushy eyebrows. What do you make of this Taquistas? Good? Bad? Meh? VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla Frida […]

Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters Give Glimpse Into The Guarded Artist’s Private Life

NewsTaco April 3, 2015

*A good weekend read for all the Fridaphiles out there. What, or who was Frida’s famous “Tree of Hope?” VL By Katherine Brooks, Huffington Post Latino Voices “I don’t know […]

How Diego Rivera Met the Fierce Teenage Frida Kahlo and Fell in Love with Her Years Later

NewsTaco September 3, 2014

*A good read for all you Fridaphiles out there. VL By Maria Popova, brain pickings There is something singularly mesmerizing about the fateful encounters that sparked epic, often turbulent, lifelong […]

Uncovering Clues in Frida Kahlo’s Private Wardrobe

Mary Mata January 24, 2014

By Hunter Oatman-Stanford, Collectors Weekly Frida Kahlo wore her heart on her sleeve, though not the way one might think. In real life, as on the canvases of her many […]

Intense Pre Surrealist gaze: La Pequeña Frida

Mary Mata March 21, 2013

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann Taken by her father Guillermo Kahlo (Carl Wilhelm Kahlo) on June 15, 1919. Daphne Strassmann: I am a Non-Fiction writer in Boston suffering from […]

Frida Kahlo’s Closet, Revealed!!!

Mary Mata January 10, 2013

via UNIVISION… From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio For more on this story, go here; thanks to facebook buddy Pam Fradkin for the link! This article was first published in […]

Frida Kahlo, 1932

Mary Mata June 7, 2012

From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Frida Kahlo, 1932 | Yale Beinecke Digital Library  source: http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/ This post first appeared in the textmex galleryblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” […]

“In Wonderland” Celebrates Latina Surrealist Painters

Mary Mata March 20, 2012

Although collaboration between institutes can sometimes prove a treacherous affair, the current collaboration between Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City only proves […]