Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up

  • Gabriele Malvisi

The exhibition - which run from 16th June to 18th November 2018 at the V&A South Kensington - offered a fresh perspective on Kahlo's compelling life story through her most intimate personal belongings. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this was the first exhibition of this collection outside Mexico. Credits + Copyright: Victoria & Albert Museum.

Photo: Frida Kahlo with Olmec figurine, 1939 © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives.
Photo: Self-portrait on the Border between Mexico and the United States of America, Frida Kahlo, 1932. © Modern Art International Foundation (Courtesy María and Manuel Reyero).
Photo: Prosthetic leg with leather boot. Appliquéd silk with embroidered Chinese motifs. Museo Frida Kahlo. © Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo Archives, Banco de México, Fiduciary of the Trust of the Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo Museums .
Photo: Frida Kahlo in blue satin blouse, 1939, photograph by Nickolas Muray © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives.