Frida Kahlo’s Centennial Celebration

This month marks the 100th year since Frida Kahlo’s birth on July 6. Mexico city is honoring their native daughter by finally giving her the acclaim she deserves with the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes’s show, Frida Kahlo 1907-2007 National Homage. The exhibition features 354 works, including 65 oil paintings, 45 drawings, 11 watercolors, and 5 etchings, 50 letters, and more than 100 personal photographs.

The last time her works were seen in this city, now gripped in the throes of Fridamania, was 1940 when she was part of a group Surrealist show. Later, she would vehemently deny she was a Surrealist, stating, “I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” — A reality that continues to enthrall fans (including dog art lovers) around the world and across centuries. Show runs until August 19.