Post by deanna on Aug 17, 2017 12:25:41 GMT -7
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 4:00 - 7:00 PM*
EXHIBITION OPENING AND WELCOME BACK PARTY
The UNM Art Museum and the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts invite you to celebrate the opening of the exhibition: Frida Kahlo - Her Photos and the beginning of the new academic year. The evening will feature music by DJ Halcyon and food by My Sweet Basil. Come dance, see great photography, and eat delicious food.
*Please note the earlier exhibition opening time.
On view in the Main, Van Deren Coke and Clinton Adams Galleries
August 25 – December 2, 2017
The University of New Mexico Art Museum presents the international traveling exhibition Frida Kahlo – Her Photos, featuring a rare and extensive selection of Kahlo’s personal photographs. This exhibition was curated from a collection of 6500 images that lay hidden in the Blue House for 50 years, and offers a uniquely intimate glimpse into the life and work of a beloved cultural icon. Frida Kahlo – Her Photos contains over two hundred previously unseen images, including work by Kahlo, as well as photographs by such creative luminaries as Man Ray, Martin Munkácsi, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, Nickolas Muray, and Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, among many others. The exhibition promises to reveal new insights into Kahlo’s rich and deeply personal world, and tells a fascinating story of an artist, a place, and an era.
This collection of photographs was first revealed to the public in 2007. The exhibition, encompass six central themes: “Origins”, “Blue House”, “Politics, Revolutions and Diego”, “Broken Body”, “Frida’s Loves”, and “Photography”. Each section testifies to the important role photography played in Frida Kahlo’s life. Kahlo carefully and meticulously accumulated a vast collection of photographs, and while the collection contains images that undoubtedly belonged to her family and to Diego Rivera, it was Frida’s own diligent efforts that ensured these photographs were preserved for posterity.
* This exhibition is organized by Frida Kahlo Museum – Casa Azul/Diego Rivera Museum; Banco de Mexico Fiduciario en el Fideicomiso Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo.
The UNM Art Museum is located within the Center for the Arts complex off Redondo Drive near the UNM Bookstore. From I-25 North or South, exit Central Avenue and travel east for approximately 1 mile. Parking is available at the Parking Garage, east of the Center for the Arts at Redondo Drive and Stanford.
Hours:
Open Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and major holidays
Admission:
FREE and open to the public, a $5 donation is suggested to support exhibitions.
For more information visit www.unmartmuseum.org or call 505.277.4001