Frida Kahlo is one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century. In this major exhibition, never before seen in Australia, audiences get an intimate portrayal direct from Mexico’s Museo Frida Kahlo.
Alongside personal belongings including her accessories, fashion collection, makeup and medical items – sealed for fifty years – are highly significant paintings that include Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940, and Still Life with Parrot and Fruit, 1951 – the centrepiece of which is a large watermelon, a highly symbolic motif in Mexican culture and art.
Cotton blouse embroidered with glass beads; satin skirt with chain stitch and floral motif embroidery; holán (ruffle) and guatemalan waist-sash. © Museo Frida Kahlo – Casa Azul Collection – Javier Hinojosa, 2017. Courtesy Museo Frida Kahlo, Mexico and Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Bendigo Art Gallery
15 March to 13 July 2025
Victoria
