At the centre of the story of twentieth-century Mexican art, Frida Kahlo and
Diego Rivera are known not simply for their artistic contribution to the nation but
also for their fascinating and all-consuming love affair. Twenty years her senior,
Rivera was already a celebrated artist when he met Kahlo in 1928. Kahlo had
only just begun to paint following a catastrophic bus crash, which had left her
with severe injuries and bedridden for several months. After their marriage, the
couple became Mexico's art celebrities, with their lives and dramas covered in
local newspapers. Kahlo and Rivera were artists of international renown, yet their
story, and that of their contemporaries, is also deeply enmeshed with their sense
of Mexicanness.
This publication replete with luscious full-page reproductions and contextual
photographs introduces us to Frida and Diego and the world they inhabited -
their art, friends and above all else, their mutual love of Mexico's people and
culture.
By:
Tansy Curtin Imprint: Art Gallery of South Australia Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 292mm,
Width: 235mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1.296kg ISBN:9781921668593 ISBN 10: 1921668598 Pages: 188 Publication Date:14 July 2023 Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active