Frida Kahlo

Saudi Arabia’s refusal to inject $200 million into the prestigious cultural institution deepens its financial problems, despite going through a strong artistic moment

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

More than one million young people have participated in the events promoted by the Mexican Youth Institute to create community awareness

Unanswered questions surrounding the Gelman collection have fueled growing concern, driving calls for stronger protection of the country’s cultural heritage

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’

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

Banco Santander has become the manager of Jacques and Natasha Gelman’s valuable Mexican art collection, following an agreement with its new owners

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

Star of summer still lifes, the fruit has been used to symbolize carnal passions, racism and nationalism throughout art history

The denial of parole for Yolanda Saldívar, the woman who killed the Latin music star, revives the circumstances of the crime and the immeasurable legacy of a life cut short at age 23

Female Artists of the Mougins Museum was founded in the French town of Mougins, with the aim of vindicating the creators who have been silenced by history

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

A Sundance-honored documentary by Peru’s Carla Gutiérrez uses letters, essays and interviews to convey the artist’s unease and pain

The retired artist depicted a 1956 tropical sunset over the Pacific Ocean in one of his rare, unexhibited oil paintings

The Mexican painter created over 150 works and was inspired by great artists such as Bosch and Brueghel the Elder

The Mexican artist is holding his first exhibition in LA at the Lisson Gallery, focusing on monumental sculptures and references to pre-Hispanic cultures

The little-known model frequently appeared in works by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jean Charlot