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Frida: Beyond the Myth is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art. This exhibition is presented by Texas Instruments. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by generous DMA Members and donors, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
Frida Kahlo, Painter (detail), 1931. Imogen Cunningham. Gelatin silver print. Private collection. Dallas Museum of Art, Latin American Art—Incoming Loan, 05.2024.08. © 2024 Imogen Cunningham Trust. Self-Portrait with Loose Hair, 1947. Frida Kahlo. Oil on Masonite. Private Collection. © 2024 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Taking a chronological approach, this exhibition will lift the veil of myth surrounding Kahlo by delving deeper into the defining moments of her life and how she embedded symbolic motifs in her self-portraits and still lifes to cryptically express her emotive reactions to major events. These works will be supplemented with photographs of Kahlo taken by the friends and fellow artists who knew her best, capturing the vulnerability and sensuality that still compel us today.
This August, the DMA presents Frida: Beyond the Myth. Composed of 60 works across media—paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs—the exhibition will explore the life of one of the 20th century’s most well-documented artists, who continues to elude our understanding of her as an individual.
Explore the life of Frida Kahlo, one of the 20th century's most well-documented and enigmatic artists, and an architect of her own persona. Meet Frida as she saw herself . . .
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Due to popular demand, the run has been extended through February 23, 2025.
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The Pauline Gill Sullivan Curator of American Art
Sue Canterbury
Agustín Arteaga
Additionally, Dr. Arteaga has facilitated access to the arts for the region's large Hispanic community. In 2017 the DMA established its Bilingual Initiative, ensuring that all exhibition interpretation materials are presented in both English and Spanish. The initiative also focused on recruiting bilingual staff for the Education and Guest Services departments. Special exhibitions during his tenure include several that have been acclaimed by critics and the public. Highlights include Van Gogh and the Olive Groves; Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity; Dior: From Paris to the World; Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form; Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist; and the most relevant in terms of impact with the Hispanic-Mexican community, México 1900–1950: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, and the Avant-Garde. This important exhibition, curated by Dr. Arteaga and previously presented in Paris at the Gran Palais Museum, became the most attended in a decade and the second most visited in the history of the Museum. Also of great importance was the monographic exhibition Flores Mexicanas: Women in Modern Mexican Art, featuring a masterpiece by Alfredo Ramos Martinez.
Dr. Agustín Arteaga joined the Dallas Museum of Art in September 2016 as The Eugene McDermott Director. Under his leadership, the Museum has focused on diversifying its exhibitions and educational programs to reflect the diverse communities of Dallas, with the goal of creating a sense of welcome and belonging for all. To achieve this, he expanded the Curatorial Department from 5 to 12 full-time curators, creating 3 new positions dedicated to Latin American art, Islamic and medieval art, and works on paper. He also revitalized the Department of Contemporary Art, with curators dedicated to Latin American, African American, and African Diaspora art, and the arts of Asia. Dr. Arteaga has also overseen the diversification of the Museum's leadership to better reflect the city's demographics. He worked closely with Board of Trustees leaders to expand the diversity of the board, now one of the most diverse in the country, with nearly forty percent non-white members out of a total of 70.
The uniqueness of the exhibition lay in presenting the artist's most important and monumental work, lost for almost a century. Under the leadership of Dr. Agustín Arteaga and based on a policy of free general admission, along with community outreach efforts, the DMA has grown from 650,000 visitors in 2016 to more than 900,000 in 2019. Dr. Arteaga previously served as Director of the National Museum of Art (MUNAL) in Mexico City, where he oversaw the development of an exhibition program that included the organization of an ambitious series of major international and cultural recognition and rescue exhibitions. Prior to his tenure at MUNAL, Dr. Arteaga was Director of the Ponce Art Museum (MAP) in Puerto Rico. In Argentina, he worked to conceive and build the Costantini Foundation – Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA), of which he was Founding Director.
Born in Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, Agustín Arteaga served as Director of the Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts and Head of the National Museums of the Ministry of Culture of Mexico from 1994 to 1999. An experienced curator, he has organized and curated more than 100 exhibitions throughout his career. Among these are retrospectives of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol that garnered international critical acclaim. Dr. Arteaga has curated exhibitions for the Gran Palais, Le Petite Palais, and the Museo De Jeu de Paume in Paris; the Museo de Reina Sofía in Madrid; the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno in Valencia; and several museums in Japan, among other institutions. He has published books and exhibition catalogues and spoken at conferences throughout Latin America and Europe.
Dr. Arteaga has received several international awards. In 1998 he was knighted “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” by the French Republic, and in 2013 he received the Ohtli Prize from the government of Mexico for his contribution to the study and dissemination of Mexican culture in the world. In 2005 he was named the first Hispanic trustee of the Association of Art Museum Directors, which includes museums in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. In 2015 he was named a member of the Bizot Group, and he is currently a trustee of the Andy Warhol Foundation. Arteaga received a master's degree (1999) and a doctorate (2006) from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He also has a degree in architecture (1980) from the Metropolitan Autonomous University.
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Sue Canterbury has been The Pauline Gill Sullivan Curator of American Art at the Dallas Museum of Art since 2011, and she is currently also serving as the Interim Allen & Kelli Questrom Curator of Prints and Drawings. Before joining the DMA, Canterbury served as Associate Curator in the Department of Paintings and Modern Sculpture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which was preceded by her first curatorial post as Assistant Curator at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Her exhibitions and publications include Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris; Villa America: American Moderns 1900–1950; Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series; Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers; Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art; and Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow. She holds an MA and BA in Art History from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and Wellesley College, respectively.
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Whether you love to draw, paint, sculpt, or glue, we've got a project for you! Art projects change each month, offering new inspiration for playing and creating. All materials are provided. The first hour of Open Studio will provide a pleasant sensory environment for art creation, with a focus on offering a calm and relaxing atmosphere for our sensory-sensitive attendees, but all are welcome!
Open Studio
August 17–18; noon–4:00 p.m. Free; no registration required
For a hands-on, minds-on experience, visit the Pop-Up Art Spot for creative activities inspired by nearby works of art.
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On Sunday, January 14, 2024, admission to the special exhibition Afro-Atlantic Histories will be FREE for all guests! Bring your family and friends to explore the diverse visual cultures that retell the many stories of the Afro-Atlantic. Ticket reservations are not required in advance; visit the Guest Services Desk upon arrival. We can’t wait to welcome you!
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Join us as we celebrate the opening day of Frida: Beyond the Myth with live music, art-making activities, and a fascinating talk given by one of the foremost Frida Kahlo experts.
Frida: Beyond the Myth Opening Day Celebration Activites
August 18; 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. A special exhibition ticket is required.
Schedule of Events
11:00 a.m. Exhibition open 11: 00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Tower Gallery sculpture and drawing stations open 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Noon Tower Studio open Noon–4:00 p.m Rosas Divinas Mariachi Noon–12:45 p.m., Hamon Atrium
1:00 p.m. Frida Kahlo Reconsidered 1:00–2:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Although Frida Kahlo’s story is well known, we know less about the forces that shaped her life and creative force that began before she was born. Join Dr. Salomon Grimberg, author of several books on Frida Kahlo’s life and work, as he discusses her developmental history to explain how the iconographic sources of her self-portraits and still lifes emerge from her identification with pre-Hispanic and Catholic religion. The talk is free but registration is required. Learn more here.
Grab lunch in the DMA Cafe and enjoy North Texas’s only all-female mariachi band, as they help us kick off the exhibition opening celebration.
$25 public, $15 students: includes all Late Night programs, performances, and activities, plus access to the Frida Kahlo exhibition and all special exhibitions. Stay up late with the DMA as we celebrate Frida: Beyond the Myth. Join us for a fun evening of music, art making, artist demonstrations, and special food and drinks inspired by the artist’s life. We’ll celebrate all things Frida and do a deep dive into some of the myths revealed in this fascinating exhibition. Bonus points for those wearing their most colorful Frida-inspired fashions! Schedule of Events Here
Frida Late Night
Friday, November 15, 5:00–11:00 p.m.
We are excited to host a DMA Free Community Weekend: Frida: Beyond the Myth Sponsored by Turning Point Foundation, on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8. On this weekend, admission to the special exhibition Frida: Beyond the Myth will be free for all guests. Bring your family and friends to explore the life of Frida Kahlo. Ticket reservations are not required in advance; simply visit our Guest Services Desk upon arrival. We can't wait to welcome you! Please note that only the "Frida: Beyond the Myth" exhibition will be free on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8; all other special exhibitions will require an admission fee.
DMA Free Community Weekend: Frida: Beyond the Myth sponsored by Turning Point Foundation
December 7–8, 2024
Kahlo (Basic Art Edition) $20
Frida Looking $1.25
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera $32
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Solar Frida $35
Diego and Frida Postcard $1.75
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