MEXICO: In the late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, all over the world, a magnet for artists and intellectuals and garden studio, his work as part of a new exhibition in New York has been recreated.
Presentation in "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden of Life" is the focus of interest of the artist in nature, and more than a dozen original paintings and drawings, including a rare display.
More than 10 years in New York, the first solo exhibition of Kahlo's work is based on the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
"We rather by the art of Frida Kahlo in Mexico City were inspired by the artistry of the garden," said curator Joanna Groarke.
The exhibition "Casa Blue" (Blue House) from Kahlo's studio and garden reimagines.
Kahlo, her husband grew up in Mexico City, Mexican artist Diego Rivera lived, and died in 1954 aged 47, where it was home.
The property is now a museum and is a major draw for tourists.
Botanical Garden British naturalist Charles Darwin, the American poet Emily Dickinson and the French Impressionist artist Claude Monet exhibition to honor the past is installed.
Best haunting self-portraits Kahlo and her female form is better known for illustrations was a renowned painter.
Groarke exhibition of Kahlo in a different manner to the test, and elsewhere already have plants in the garden together with others said. The project was five years in the making.
"He is very well known here in the US. We are able to offer a slightly different perspective are very excited to be."
Kahlo's life and work in a 2002 production starring actress Salma Hayek has been the subject of several films.
Only after her death, Kahlo's work received wide recognition for decades. The most notable among Latin American artists is considered....
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