Frida

Istanbul Cultural Road Festival opens with exhibits

The Istanbul Cultural Road Festival, the 13th stop of the Turkish Cultural Road Festival, organized this year in 16 cities by the Culture and Tourism Ministry to contribute to Türkiye's brand value, kicked off at the weekend.

The exhibitions that opened on Sept. 28 as part of the festival attract great interest from art lovers.

Frida Kahlo’s own words are used to tell her story

Frida Kahlo used her own experiences to inform her art. In that spirit, Kahlo's personal writings are used to help tell the story of her life in a new documentary, "Frida."

Filmmaker Carla Gutiérrez blends first person narration with archival footage and interpretive animation of Kahlo's work in the film, which is now streaming on Prime Video.

Frida Kahlo self-portrait set to smash records at auction

A Frida Kahlo self-portrait featuring her husband Diego Rivera is tipped to sell for more than $30 million at auction in New York, Sotheby's said on Sept. 22.

"Diego y yo" (Diego and I), painted in 1949, "is poised to shatter" Kahlo's current auction record of $8 million set in 2016, the auction house said in a statement.

Frida Kahlo exhibition brings her work alive

With larger-than-life projections of her work, music and journal extracts, a new exhibition aims to bring Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo's paintings to life to mark the 114th anniversary of her birth.

"Frida. The Immersive Experience" presents 26 of the most emblematic works of the late painter, known for her striking self-portraits often brimming with pain and isolation.

Women’s Plays Festival begins amid normalization

The Women's Plays Festival, led by the Ankara Art Theater (AST), met with theater lovers at the capital city's Bilkent AST Stage amid the COVID-19 normalization phase.

Organized by Atölye Kültür Sanat under the artistic direction of AST, one of the most established private theaters in Turkey, the festival will continue until March 11.

Frida Kahlo's family struggles to manage legacy

Sixty-three years after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has achieved a level of fame she never reached in her lifetime, her image emblazoned on mugs, T-shirts, keychains and even underwear. But scholars and the painter's descendants lament she has been reduced to a set of distinctive physical features that often overshadows her actual work.

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