Frida
The Making of an Icon
Will be published approx. on 25. June 2026
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-917055-29-1 (ISBN)
Description
Step into the life and legacy of Frida Kahlo: revolutionary artist and global icon.
Discover the extraordinary story of Frida Kahlo - one of the most influential artists of all time, a cultural phenomenon, and an internationally recognised commercial icon.
Frida: The Making of an Icon showcases over thirty of Kahlo's most iconic works and introduces her 'many selves' - the dedicated wife, the intellectual, the modern artist, and the political activist. Alongside images of treasured garments, jewellery, photographs and memorabilia, the book features works by her contemporaries and many of the artists she inspired from later generations, celebrating her lasting impact on those who continue to reimagine and reclaim her remarkable story.
Discover the extraordinary story of Frida Kahlo - one of the most influential artists of all time, a cultural phenomenon, and an internationally recognised commercial icon.
Frida: The Making of an Icon showcases over thirty of Kahlo's most iconic works and introduces her 'many selves' - the dedicated wife, the intellectual, the modern artist, and the political activist. Alongside images of treasured garments, jewellery, photographs and memorabilia, the book features works by her contemporaries and many of the artists she inspired from later generations, celebrating her lasting impact on those who continue to reimagine and reclaim her remarkable story.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
200 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-917055-29-1 (9781917055291)
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Beatriz Garcia-Velasco is Assistant Curator, International Art at Tate Modern. She has worked on a range of exhibitions, live performances, commissions and film programmes, and develops the Tate collection through the Latin American Acquisition Committee.
Tobias Ostrander is Estrellita B. Brodsky Curator-at-Large of Latin American Art at Tate. He was previously Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Perez Art Museum Miami (2011-2019).
Featuring additional contributions by Regina Jose Galindo, Martine Gutierrez, Carmen Lomas-Garcia, Nalini Malani, Yasumasa Morimura, Berenice Olmedo, Marie Carmen Ramirez, Francisco Casas Silva, Kiki Smith, Rio Yanez, and Nahum B. Zenil.
Tobias Ostrander is Estrellita B. Brodsky Curator-at-Large of Latin American Art at Tate. He was previously Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Perez Art Museum Miami (2011-2019).
Featuring additional contributions by Regina Jose Galindo, Martine Gutierrez, Carmen Lomas-Garcia, Nalini Malani, Yasumasa Morimura, Berenice Olmedo, Marie Carmen Ramirez, Francisco Casas Silva, Kiki Smith, Rio Yanez, and Nahum B. Zenil.