Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo show criticized for padding with lesser artists
A review of 'Frida: The Making of an Icon' at Tate Modern, London, criticizes the exhibition for including works by lesser artists alongside Kahlo's, arguing that her own self-portraits are more compelling. Kahlo's charisma and self-portraiture, influenced by surrealists and Catholic pain imagery, are highlighted as unique. The review notes that photographs and home movies of Kahlo with husband Diego Rivera are interesting but cannot match her self-depiction.
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- Exhibition 'Frida: The Making of an Icon' at Tate Modern, London
- Review criticizes padding with works by lesser artists
- Kahlo's self-portraiture described as interior revelation
- Influences include surrealists and Catholic pain traditions
- Photographs show teenaged Kahlo in silk dress and as man in suit
- Home movie shows Kahlo with husband Diego Rivera
- Rivera described as fat and ugly compared to Kahlo
- Review argues no one could portray Kahlo like she portrayed herself
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- United Kingdom