Frida Kahlo
Long ignored, at last the surrealist art of Leonora Carrington is getting the attention it’s due
The artist and writer is celebrated in a new UK show – but why was a woman of such talent so little known in her lifetime, asks her cousin?
Joanna Moorhead
29, Jun, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘I enjoyed hearing her sharp tongue’: a new Frida Kahlo documentary adds insight
A new documentary about the groundbreaking artist uses her journals to illustrate a fearless voice who lived a unique life
Veronica Esposito
11, Mar, 2024 @3:06 PM
Frida review – beguiling documentary captures Frida Kahlo’s spirit and originality
Archive footage and animation inspired by the Mexican artist’s work combine in Carla Gutiérrez’s beautiful, intimate tribute
Wendy Ide
10, Mar, 2024 @11:30 AM
Frida review – intimate dive into artist’s letters is raw and thrilling
Voiceovers of Frida Kahlo’s writing give us unprecedented insight into her life as she dealt with chronic pain, divorce, infidelity, miscarriage and commercial success
Cath Clarke
06, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
The big picture: campesinos unite in Tina Modotti’s Mexico
The contemporary of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo uses her art to highlight peasant farmers fighting for agrarian reform in this 1927 picture
Tim Adams
12, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM
Separate bedrooms: the secret to a happy life – and now with royal approval
Not having to put up with Charles’s snoring or Camilla nicking the duvet has apparently done wonders for the regal relationship. Could it work for the rest of us?
10, Jul, 2023 @3:31 PM
Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution exhibition – a glimpse of Kahlo’s true genius
This beautiful show is packed with works by Kahlo, Rivera and their Mexican contemporaries – but it is missing the darker side of her life story
Jane Howard
26, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
Becoming Frida Kahlo review – this joyful celebration makes the artist fascinating in a whole new way
The seemingly impossible is managed by this gripping three-part series: shining a new light on the Mexican icon. It’s packed with love, art and politics – there’s almost too much to take in
Rebecca Nicholson
10, Mar, 2023 @10:00 PM
TV tonight: a lively documentary about the brilliant Frida Kahlo
The first in a three-part series on the celebrated painter. Plus: funny moments from The Graham Norton Show. Here’s what to watch this evening
Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Ali Catterall, Ellen E Jones, Phil Harrison and Simon Wardell
10, Mar, 2023 @6:20 AM
Frida Kahlo’s husband may have helped her die, reveals Diego Rivera’s grandson
The revered Mexican artist’s suffering was so great, she ‘probably’ asked her soulmate to assist in ending her life, documentary is told
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
11, Feb, 2023 @3:00 PM
Diego Rivera by Francisco de la Mora and José Luis Pescador review – rumbustious hymn to a radical artist
The eventful life of Frida Kahlo’s revolutionary husband makes for a rich, energetic graphic biography
Rachel Cooke
01, Feb, 2022 @9:00 AM
Another brick in the wall for bees | Brief letters
Brief letters: The buzz about soft clay | Reviving Arturo Ui | Sober evaluation | Chanelling Frida Kahlo
23, Jan, 2022 @5:00 PM
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