Frida Opening at MoMa Tonight

What: Member Previews and Receptions for Frida Kahlo
When: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.


Upper-Level Preview and Reception
Museum-wide

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began painting in 1926, while recovering from a near-fatal bus accident, and soon became captivated by the medium's expressive possibilities. Kahlo's folkloric style, influenced by Mexican popular art, and her fantastical imagery earned her recognition among the Surrealists, but her intriguing persona and unmistakable originality propelled her beyond the confines of a specific movement to become a leading figure in modern art. This exhibition, commemorating the centennial of the artist's birth, brings together paintings that span her career, along with a selection of her own collection of photographs, most of which have never been on public display.