The Dallas Museum of Art Unveils Its Latest Exhibition: “Frida: Beyond the Myth”
By Jane HumphreyBy Jane Humphrey|August 22, 2024|Lifestyle, Feature, Features,
Summoning those enchanted by the lasting legacy of Frida Khalo, the Dallas Museum of Art awaits with its latest exhibition.
Nickolas Muray, “Frida on White Bench, New York” (1939, cabon pigment print)
Summoning patrons with spectacular self-portraits, still lifes and photography, the highly anticipated exhibition heralding one of the most prolific artists of the 20th century, the Dallas Museum of Art celebrates the opening of “Frida: Beyond the Myth.” Patrons can pour through nearly 60 works from the storied visionary and her own life captured through the works of those who surrounded her. Running through Nov. 17, the museum explores the compelling life of the artist who has captivated patrons throughout time. “Frida Kahlo was incredibly self-aware, carefully constructing the personal that she uses to represent herself in her artworks,” notes the museum’s Pauline Gill Sullivan Curator of American Art, Sue Canterbury, who co-curated the exhibition with Dr. Agustín Arteaga. “Through this persistent self-fashioning, Kahlo was, in essence, the architect of her own myth—a myth that she was ultimately devoured by. It is only through the eyes of those around her that we are able to get closer to who she really was, seeing her as she was seen and not only as she saw herself.”
“Kahlo was, in essence, the architect of her own myth—a myth that she was ultimately devoured by.”–SUE CANTERBURY