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Can We Still See Frida Kahlo’s Art Without The Scrim Of Kitsch In Between?

VISUAL Posted: December 30, 2018 1:00 pm

Honestly, everything from Frida Kahlo air fresheners to Frida Kahlo teacups are available. But “would an anticapitalist, whose 1932 painting Self-portrait on the Borderline between Mexico and the United States contrasts indigenous Mexican flowers and artefacts with the smoke-belching chimneys of a Ford factory, be pleased by the commodification of her image?” – The Guardian (UK)

VISUAL Published: 12.29.18

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.29.18

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