Frida Kahlo at NYBG

By Cameron Boyle

This Halloween weekend will be the end of the phenomenal "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden Life" exhibition at the New York Botanical Gardens. It is the first to examine Frida Kahlo’s keen appreciation for the beauty and variety of the natural world, as evidenced by her home and garden as well as the complex use of plant imagery in her artwork. Featuring a rare display of more than a dozen original Kahlo paintings and works on paper, this multi-faceted show also reimagines the iconic artist’s famed garden and studio at the Casa Azul, her lifelong home in Mexico City. Beginning October 23, see an ofrenda—an altar decorated with traditional Mexican images, flowers, sugar skulls, and other mementos—created in homage to Kahlo for Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos),

Frida's recreated studio

IMG_6470

Being a color junkie, I delighted as always in Frida's palette....bright jewel tones found in nature. Above is a recreation of her studio, with jars of colorful powders, ground from natural substances, and used to make her paints. This and other areas in the Haupt Conservatory come alive with the colors and textures of Frida Kahlo’s Mexico. Here the reimagined garden of Frida's Casa Azul (Blue House) comes to life within blue courtyard walls embellished with sienna and green. Visitors stroll along lava rock paths lined with flowers, showcasing a variety of important garden plants from Mexico. The path leads to a scale version of the pyramid at the Casa Azul (shown top of page with Cameron and Christine), originally created to display pre-Hispanic art collected by Kahlo’s husband, famed muralist Diego Rivera. Here it showcases traditional terra-cotta pots filled with cacti and succulents found in her garden.

Guest Curator Adriana Zavala, Ph.D., boasts “As a scholar and ambassador of Mexican culture, I am proud that this exhibition will enrich our understanding of Frida Kahlo’s connection not just to her native Mexico but to the natural world overall. The research that has gone into building this multifaceted project demonstrates that Kahlo’s life, her times, and her work were, like the natural world itself, a crossroads of transcultural influences.”

So run, don't walk, to celebrate Day of the Dead with Frida at the Botanical Gardens. See www.nybg.org for schedule of fabulous happenings.

253 Comments on “”

  61. Taxi moto line
    128 Rue la Boétie
    75008 Paris
    +33 6 51 612 712  

    Taxi moto paris

    I’m curious to find out what blog platform you are utilizing?
    I’m having some small security issues with my latest site and I’d like to find something
    more safeguarded. Do you have any recommendations?

    Reply

  62. M.E.C Mon Electricien Catalan
    44 Rue Henry de Turenne
    66100 Perpignan
    0651212596

    Electricien Perpignan

    When some one searches for his essential thing, therefore he/she
    wants to be available that in detail, therefore that thing is
    maintained over here.

    Reply

  63. Independance Immobilière – Agence Dakar Sénégal
    Av. Fadiga, Immeuble Lahad Mbacké
    BP 2975 Dakar
    +221 33 823 39 30

    Agence Immobilière Dakar

    Hi i am kavin, its my first time to commenting anywhere, when i read this post i thought i could also create
    comment due to this sensible piece of writing.

    Reply

  225. you’re really a excellent webmaster. The website loading speed
    is incredible. It seems that you are doing any unique trick.

    Moreover, The contents are masterwork. you’ve performed a wonderful job in this matter!

    Reply

  227. Very great post. I simply stumbled upon your blog
    and wanted to mention that I’ve really enjoyed surfing around your weblog posts.
    In any case I will be subscribing in your rss feed and I am hoping
    you write again soon!

    Reply

  228. Hello There. I discovered your blog using msn. This is a very neatly written article.
    I will make sure to bookmark it and return to
    read more of your helpful info. Thank you for the post.
    I will certainly comeback.

    Reply

  229. Hi there! Quick question that’s entirely off topic. Do you
    know how to make your site mobile friendly? My website looks
    weird when browsing from my iphone 4. I’m trying to find a theme or plugin that might be able to fix this issue.
    If you have any recommendations, please share.
    Thank you!

    Reply

  232. hey there and thank you for your info – I have certainly
    picked up anything new from right here. I did however expertise a
    few technical issues using this site, since I experienced to reload the website
    a lot of times previous to I could get it to load correctly.
    I had been wondering if your web hosting is OK? Not that I am complaining,
    but slow loading instances times will often affect
    your placement in google and could damage your high-quality score
    if ads and marketing with Adwords. Anyway I am adding this RSS to my email
    and could look out for a lot more of your respective exciting content.

    Make sure you update this again soon.

    Reply

  244. I Ԁon’t know if it’s just me or if perhaps everybody else experiencing issueѕ with your ѡebsite.
    It seems like sߋme of the written tdxt on yojr content are гᥙnning off the screen. Can someboԀy else pllease provide feedback
    and let me know if this іs hapening to them too? This could be a proƅⅼem with my
    web browser because I’ve had this happen before. Appreciate it

    Also visіt my wｅbsite … free chat online singles

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *