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Indian resonances in Frida show

By: Eastern Eye Staff

by AMIT ROY V&A LOOKS AT THE LIFE OF MEXICAN ARTIST KAHLO WHY does Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist who is the subject of a comprehensive new exhibition at the V&A, have such a devoted following among Indians? Circe Henestrosa The exhibition’s Mexican co-curator, Circe Hen­estrosa, head of the School of Fashion, Lasalle Col­lege of the Arts, Singapore, confirmed: “A lot of my students come from India. Why is she so popular in India? Because of all the messages she conveys as a woman, a female artist, a Mexican, disabled; in this time of so much political turmoil (it is…

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