Fresno Art Museum in Fresno, CA
22 January 2016 – 1 May 2016
Approximately 50 photographic portraits taken of Frida Kahlo comprise the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray. The photographs, dating from 1937 to 1946, explore Muray’s unique perspective; in the 1930s and 1940s, he was Frida Kahlo’s friend, lover, and confidant. Muray’s photographs bring to light Kahlo’s deep interest in her Mexican heritage, her life, and the people significant to her with whom she shared a close friendship.
The Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto, Ontario
10 June 2015 – 7 September 2015
50 photographic portraits of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo taken by Hungarian-born photographer Nickolas Muray between 1937 and 1946, capturing the exceptional breadth of Kahlo’s persona from the photographer’s unique perspective as her friend and intimate confidant. The exhibition includes pioneering colour images whose lush, saturated colors highlight the elaborate wardrobe that was an intrinsic part of Kahlo’s identity during the 1930s and 40s, when political idealism and national fervor were at their height among her circle of urban intellectuals.
Foosaner Museum at Florida Institute of Technology
10 January 2015 – 22 March 2015
An exhibition of photographic portraits of Frida Kahlo, provides an intimate look at Mexico’s most prolific and well-known female artist.
Kuntzmuesum in Moritzburg, Germany
1 March 2015 – 10 May 2015
The exhibit features a selection of about 150 pictures in black and white and color from the George Eastman House, the archives of “Vanity Fair” and Condé Nast and several private collections. A section will be devoted to portraits Frida Kahlo. This retrospective of Muray’s career is curated by Muray expert Salomon Grimberg.
Palazzo Ducale in Genova, Italy
16 October 2014 – 8 February 2015
The exhibit features a selection of about 150 pictures in black and white and color from the George Eastman House, the archives of “Vanity Fair” and Condé Nast and several private collections. A section will be devoted to portraits Frida Kahlo. This retrospective of Muray’s career is curated by Muray expert Salomon Grimberg, and is sponsored by Palazzo Ducale Foundation for Culture, The City of Genoa and produced by MondoMostre Skira.