Frida Kahlo | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/frida-kahlo/RSS feed for Frida KahloenThu, 14 May 2026 20:23:20 +0000Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Sing Themselves to Death in an Opera at the Met Inspired by Greek Mythology and Mexican Magical Realismhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera-sing-themselves-to-death-in-an-opera-at-the-met-inspired-by-greek-mythology-and-mexican-magical-realism-180988742/A new production of the all-Spanish opera "El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego" takes the stage in New York City this week, while a partner exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art explores the art behind the operaThu, 14 May 2026 20:23:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera-sing-themselves-to-death-in-an-opera-at-the-met-inspired-by-greek-mythology-and-mexican-magical-realism-180988742/Frida Kahlo's Image Is on Paintings, Posters, Socks and Sanitary Pads. How Did Fridamania Come to Dominate Popular Culture?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlos-image-is-on-paintings-posters-socks-and-sanitary-pads-how-did-fridamania-come-to-dominate-popular-culture-180988042/An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston features paintings by Kahlo, works by artists she inspired and consumer products featuring her self-portraitsFri, 23 Jan 2026 20:33:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlos-image-is-on-paintings-posters-socks-and-sanitary-pads-how-did-fridamania-come-to-dominate-popular-culture-180988042/A Frida Kahlo Painting Just Became the Most Expensive Work by a Female Artist Ever Auctionedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-frida-kahlo-painting-just-became-the-most-expensive-work-by-a-female-artist-ever-auctioned-180987735/"The Dream (The Bed)," a self-portrait created in 1940, sold for $54.7 million. The previous record holder, Georgia O'Keeffe's "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," went for $44.4 million in 2014Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:54:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-frida-kahlo-painting-just-became-the-most-expensive-work-by-a-female-artist-ever-auctioned-180987735/This Forgery Ring Tried to Sell a Fake Rembrandt for $150 Million. The Real Painting Is Hanging in an Amsterdam Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-forgery-ring-tried-to-sell-fake-rembrandt-for-150-million-the-real-painting-is-hanging-in-an-amsterdam-museum-180987589/The conspirators claimed that their canvas was the original, while the Rijksmuseum's was an inferior copy. They also marketed forgeries of works by Picasso, Frida Kahlo and moreWed, 29 Oct 2025 14:55:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-forgery-ring-tried-to-sell-fake-rembrandt-for-150-million-the-real-painting-is-hanging-in-an-amsterdam-museum-180987589/Frida Kahlo's Family Home and Artistic Retreat Opens as a Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlos-family-home-and-artistic-retreat-opens-as-a-museum-180987445/Museo Casa Kahlo occupies “Casa Roja,” which is only a few blocks away from the Museo Frida Kahlo in “Casa Azul”Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:00:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlos-family-home-and-artistic-retreat-opens-as-a-museum-180987445/This Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Could Become the Most Expensive Work by a Female Artist Ever Sold at Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-frida-kahlo-portrait-could-become-the-most-expensive-work-by-a-female-artist-ever-sold-at-auction-180987396/"The Dream (The Bed)" will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in November. Experts say it could fetch between $40 million and $60 millionMon, 29 Sep 2025 16:15:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-frida-kahlo-portrait-could-become-the-most-expensive-work-by-a-female-artist-ever-sold-at-auction-180987396/A New Museum Dedicated to Frida Kahlo's Early Years and Family Life Is Coming to Mexico Cityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-museum-dedicated-to-frida-kahlos-early-years-and-family-life-is-coming-to-mexico-city-180986713/The Museo Casa Kahlo will be located beside the popular Museo Frida Kahlo. It will display letters, artworks and mementos that shed light on the Mexican artist's childhoodMon, 02 Jun 2025 20:19:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-museum-dedicated-to-frida-kahlos-early-years-and-family-life-is-coming-to-mexico-city-180986713/This Exhibition Is Betting That You Don't Know Frida Kahlo as Well as You May Thinkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-exhibition-is-betting-that-you-dont-know-frida-kahlo-as-well-as-you-may-think-180985214/"Frida: Beyond the Myth" aims to paint an intimate portrait of the artist through dozens of works created by Kahlo and photographs taken by her loved onesWed, 09 Oct 2024 21:13:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-exhibition-is-betting-that-you-dont-know-frida-kahlo-as-well-as-you-may-think-180985214/Follow Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Through Post-Revolution Mexicohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlo-diego-rivera-love-revolution-180982622/The famous couple's artistic and political legacies are at the center of a new exhibition in AustraliaMon, 31 Jul 2023 19:05:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlo-diego-rivera-love-revolution-180982622/Did This Man Destroy a Frida Kahlo Drawing to Make an NFT?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-set-an-alleged-frida-kahlo-drawing-on-fire-then-he-started-selling-its-nft-180981110/Businessman Martin Mobarak's stunt is now under investigation by the Mexican governmentThu, 10 Nov 2022 21:34:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-set-an-alleged-frida-kahlo-drawing-on-fire-then-he-started-selling-its-nft-180981110/