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Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution
art world in the first half of the twentieth century – from the beginnings of the Mexican cultural revolution to Kahlo and Rivera’s turbulent love affair. Through Rivera’s celebrated murals and depictions of folk art, the exhibition reveals the dramatic social and cultural shifts that occurred following the Mexican revolution and elucidates Rivera’s profound political and artistic influence.
opens at AGSA in 2023 An Australian-exclusive exhibition, Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution will open at the Art Gallery of South Australia in June. Iconic works by two of the most influential and loved artists of the twentieth century – Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera – will feature alongside works by their contemporaries in an exhibition that reveals the vitality of modern Mexican art while exploring the enduring allure of Kahlo.
Passion and politics lie at the heart of this major exhibition. Radical in their art and politics, Kahlo and Rivera were at the forefront of the artistic and cultural avantgarde in post-revolution Mexico from the 1920s to the 1950s. Today they are celebrated for their fusion of traditional Mexican folk art and embrace of modernism. Featuring more than 150 works, including paintings, works on paper, photographs, video and period clothing, this significant exhibition positions Kahlo and Rivera within the broader context of Mexican Modernism. It also includes works by Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Miguel Covarrubias, María Izquierdo, Carlos Mérida, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Yasumasa Morimura and others. This exhibition will immerse visitors in the creative and vibrant milieu of Mexico’s
Kahlo was unflinching in her exploration of self-identity. While her physical body may have limited her, Kahlo’s resilience and creativity soared, resulting in bold and commanding statements which retain their social, cultural and feminist potency and continue to resonate with people today.
Tickets through Ticketbooth 24 Jun – 17 Sep 2023 Art Gallery of South Australia agsa.sa.gov.au | @agsa.adelaide
ON EXHIBIT: ANDREW BAINES Andrew Baines is an artist whose work is represented by leading commercial galleries and held in numerous collections in Australia and abroad. A full-time artist since 1999. Andrew captured national and international attention for his surreal installations and inspired paintings, for which politicians, symphony orchestras, cows, Hills hoists, archbishops, and hundreds of suited volunteers have been positioned on shorelines for photoshoots.
Now 60, Andrew paints every day and plans to continue until the vagaries of old age stop him.
shadows and reflections, and where my array of surreal individuals and tribes enter and leave the ocean,” says Andrew. Andrew’s signature works were often developed to highlight a charitable cause, especially the plight of the homeless. They include The Coalition of the Constipated (2012) and Doorways to Potential (2013). Andrew says that he regards the shoreline as representing the security of sameness.
Andrew enjoys an international reputation as a surrealist; most importantly, his work offers humour and escapism, attributes highly regarded by collectors today.
Andrew’s next solo exhibition is at BMG Art 16 Jun – 8 Jul.
“The never-ending tide moving steadily in and out, the maternal slow pounding of ocean hitting sand … it is in this moist sand where I can create a narrative for my art via unusual FI FT Y+ S A
“Then, I will buy a small place with a big window that looks out onto the ocean and spend my twilight years pondering the existential questions of existence. And maybe then I will find my answers,” says Andrew.
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