Tate Modern fails in its attempt to save Frida Kahlo from ‘Fridamania’
The exhibition, which has broken ticket sales records, explains the construction of the universal icon the Mexican artist represents today
The many lives of the Gelman art collection: a matter of state and a bank loan guarantee
EL PAÍS reconstructs the movements of one of the most significant collections of 20th-century Mexican art, valued at over $350 million and involving a powerful Mexican family, Spain’s Banco Santander and the government of Mexico
Frida Kahlo’s work in the hands of a Spanish bank: The controversy shaking Mexico’s art world
Unanswered questions surrounding the Gelman collection have fueled growing concern, driving calls for stronger protection of the country’s cultural heritage
Netflix preparing series on stormy relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Directors Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein speak exclusively with EL PAÍS about the intricacies of a project that is currently in the writing phase: ‘We want it to be transgressive, fun and modern’
Feuding heirs, weak institutions and a mysterious will: Why didn’t the Gelman collection stay in Mexico?
The transfer to Spain’s Banco Santander of one of Mexico’s most powerful art collections, filled with works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, is the latest chapter in a long story full of intrigue and controversy
The strange journey of the Gelman collection: From the alleged betrayal of Cantinflas to one of Mexico’s most powerful families
Banco Santander has become the manager of Jacques and Natasha Gelman’s valuable Mexican art collection, following an agreement with its new owners
Miguel Alandia, the artist whose murals were saved by miners under Bolivia’s military rule
The National Museum of Art of Bolivia has opened a permanent gallery showcasing the work of the artist who used his work as a tool for social struggle and subversion
Frida Kahlo’s record-breaking painting was a gift for a US photographer who was her lover for 10 years
In 1939, the Mexican artist decided to get rid of ‘The Dream (The Bed)’ when Nickolas Muray announced he was getting married. The artwork was recently sold at auction for $54 million
The mystery of the Gelman collection: Mexico does not know where some of its most famous artworks are
The art amassed by Jacques and Natasha Gelman, including some of the most important paintings of the 20th century, fell off the radar until an auction at Sotheby’s yielded clues almost 20 years later
Frida Kahlo narrates her life: ‘I’ve had high praise from Kandinsky, Picasso and other big shits of surrealism’
A Sundance-honored documentary by Peru’s Carla Gutiérrez uses letters, essays and interviews to convey the artist’s unease and pain
Diego Rivera’s Acapulco: A late piece by the Mexican muralist is up for auction
The retired artist depicted a 1956 tropical sunset over the Pacific Ocean in one of his rare, unexhibited oil paintings
‘Gassed,’ by Singer Sargent: the restoration of a masterpiece to narrate contemporary war
The Imperial War Museum in London has made the canvas the centerpiece of its new gallery. The restoration has allowed for the discovery of new colors and greater depth within the work
The story of La Catrina, a Mexican tradition that began as a social critique
The character, a satirical portrayal of bourgeois society during the late 19th-century dictatorship, is now the iconic symbol of the Day of the Dead
Pedro Reyes and his nostalgia for the past arrive in Los Angeles
The Mexican artist is holding his first exhibition in LA at the Lisson Gallery, focusing on monumental sculptures and references to pre-Hispanic cultures
Luz Jiménez, the indigenous woman who was more than a muse for Mexican muralists
The little-known model frequently appeared in works by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jean Charlot
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