The Cleve Carney Museum of Art at the McAninch Arts Center in partnership with College of DuPage outside Chicago will be presenting an art exhibit dedicated to the life and work of Frida Kahlo in Summer 2020. The works will be on loan from the Dolores Olmedo Museum Collection.
Coming to the Glen Ellyn campus outside Chicago from June 1st – August 31st, 2020, the Frida Kahlo art exhibit will feature 26 original pieces as well as a historical presentation that outlines the life events that led to Kahlo’s art and success.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), one of the most recognized artists of the 20th century, is widely known for her art that emphasizes Mexican culture as well as contemporary artistic trends of the time. Her artwork was influenced by various aspects of her life, including her marriage to muralist Diego Rivera, to complications surrounding childbirth, and health difficulties and injuries she sustained in a bus accident as a teenager. She has become a popular icon with her influence seen in the fashion industry, as well as the LGBTQIA+ and Latinx communities.
Frida Kahlo’s artwork was celebrated by many of the most notable figures of the 20th century, including Josée Clemente Orozco, Pablo Picasso, Lola Álvarez Bravo, and Marcel Duchamp.
“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” – Frida Kahlo
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Featured Image Credit: Olmeda Museum
