Curator Julia Waite
Photo: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Original works by two of Mexico’s most celebrated artists are coming to Tāmaki Makaurau for a special exhibition.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico encompasses Kahlo’s striking self-portraits and Rivera’s prized easel paintings, alongside more than 150 artworks by leading Mexican artists including muralist David Siqueiros and painter María Izquierdo.
Curator Julia Waite has spent a year working on the exhibition, which opens next week.
The exhibition runs 15 October 2022 to 22 Jan 2023 at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Head over here for more information and to buy tickets.
Diego Rivera, Calla Lily Vendor 1943. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation (PHOTO: Gerardo Suter)
Diego Rivera, Portrait of Natasha Gelman 1943. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Gerardo Suter)
Diego Rivera, Landscape with Cacti 1931. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Gerardo Suter)
Diego Rivera, Sunflowers 1943. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Gerardo Suter)
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkeys 1943. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Gerardo Suter)
Frida Kahlo, Diego on My Mind (Self-Portrait as Tehuana) 1943. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Gerardo Suter)
Frida Kahlo Masks (Carma I) 1946. Private collection. (PHOTO: Supplied)
Juan Soriano, Girl with Still Life 1939. Private collection. (PHOTO: Supplied)
Lola Alvarez Bravo, Burial at Yalalag (Oaxaca, Mex) 1946. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Supplied)
Nickolas Muray, Frida Kahlo on Bench #5 1939. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Nickolas Muray Photo Archives)
Martin Munkácsi, Frida and Diego 1934. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation. (PHOTO: Supplied)
