You can find Frida Kahlo's image all over the Bay Area. The Mexican painter lived in San Francisco for a little bit in the '30s and '40s with her husband, Diego Rivera. She became even more famous in...Show More
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mm recommended:Jan 18th, 2020
Frida Kahlo was a communist and will probably roll in her grave if she heard about her indenting being treated as a commodity like how Trump sells his name. Now Frida’s name and identity has devolved into a capitalistic trademark fight between indie artists in SF and a corporation with her namesake.
rmmiller364Jan 19th, 2020
@mm adding this to my queue!
mmJan 19th, 2020
@rmmiller364 Interested in hearing what you think. I wished this was longer! I wonder if there’s a series on Frida’s life and the exploitation of her now. That would be so interesting 🤔
rmmiller364Jan 19th, 2020
@mm yeah, I’m already vaguely aware of how the corporation controls her image because I organize an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon every year and at that event people always want to work on her page and add images of Kahlo’s work to her article (there are links to external sites, but few actual ...Show More
rmmiller364Jan 19th, 2020
@mm just finished it and it was good, but I agree that I wanted more! Maybe someone will do a longer episode about this one day
mmJan 19th, 2020
@rmmiller364 What is this Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon? It sounds like a dream 😍 That's absolutely ridiculous that even her art is in copyright to a point where you can't post it on Wikipedia that's for public education. Btw - Have you been to La Casa Azul? I hope that's not associated with ...Show More
rmmiller364Jan 21st, 2020
@mm check it out! https://www.artandfeminism.org/
mmFeb 15th, 2020
@danecardiel This one is also really good too. From SF but issues transcends.
rmmiller364 recommended:Jan 19th, 2020
Art history is not just talking about what art work meant at the time it was created, but also means looking at the continued legacy of artists and artwork. This podcast, although short, is a great exploration of what Frida Kahlo continues to mean to people today and how her image is used in ways I ...Show More