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Exhibitions: Saving Frida Kahlo From Her Own Celebrity

By David Schonauer   Wednesday August 27, 2014

Over the last three decades, Frida Kahlo has morphed from obscure Mexican painter to popular saint, though, ironically, her celebrity has diminished her standing in art circles. Art News notes that scholars and artists are now trying to look at her work in fresh ways: A new exhibition at Chicago’s …

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