70 Years Since Frida Kahlo's Death: A Mexican Icon's Art and Life Continues to Inspire Worldwide

This week marks 70 years since the death of a renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, depicted in various spots around Mexico City, symbolising Mexican identity.
Her story of overcoming adversity is shared through her art. She is now internationally recognised, particularly by women. A recent documentary uses her journals to narrate her experiences with infidelity, heartbreak, chronic illness, and miscarriage. Her home and studio continue to draw crowds, eager to glimpse her works and life. For many in her homeland, she remains their beloved Mexican icon who broke the mould.

Al Jazeer’s Julia Galiano reports from Mexico City.

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[tothelighthouse]

I suffer with constant chronic pain, & no other artist has reflected back to me the near impossibility of living each day in physical agony. Frida painted her pain, & that legacy lives on to let each of us who suffers know that someone has come before us, has lived it, survived it every day, & told her story despite the relentless pain. Thank you, beloved Frida.

[feralLove]

Much respect to the artists who painted all beautiful murals of Frida in this clip!! She was such a passionate, fierce and pure soul and it revealed itself in her paintings and even in her personal style in fashion. Thank you for making a documentary of her life which I hope to see.

[migzz]

Mexican here and not only a fan of Frida but I’ve also been to her house…one of the great artists to come out of Mexico.

[sihr]

Mexican here and not a fan of Frida, but I’m glad that her image has shed light on female artists in Mexico

[silvanahhas]

She’s absolutely beautiful ❤️ her heart, mind, body and soul 🕊️❤️ 🌸 may her spirit run wild and free boundless and immortal 🙏

[karencawthorn]

Frida es un ejemplo para todos. Despues de to que sufrio despues su accidente con el trolly. Su physical & emotional estado con su determinación fue muy dificil pero se extendio todo eso atravez su art. Una mujer extraordinaria.

[elanawilliams]

I'm a Fan of this INCREDIBLE HEROIC ARTIST!!! I HAVE JUST redecorated my bedroom with everything FRIDA KAHLO ❣️❣️❣️❣️

[MarioRossi-lhrr]

We went to her museum in Puerto Morales and learned so much more about her, we have her and her husbands murals in our Detroit Institute of Arts PRICELESS

[angelicalopez]

Fue un ser humano con defecyos una gran pintora hunanhistoria, como cualquier otra persona pero por que idolatrar a un ser humano

[DerLong-ik]

NOT REALLY WHAT DID SHE DO FOR.ANYBODY .NOTHING

[thebigmon]

Just another artist who dreamed of a communist utopia. sigh

[ronlacker]

Icon for what? Creating the most creative way to hop the border into America? 😂

[hector]

There have been other good artists such as Remedios Varo (to mention only one), who, in my opinion, was a much better painter than Kahlo.

[joshm]

Yes she has a nice mustache and unibrow… very representative jewish woman