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With Kahlo, a Mexican flavor comes to PMA
Museum exhibit is artist's first major U.S. show in 15 years
St. John Barned-Smith
Kahlo's work has impressed students, many of whom said they are looking forward to the show.
College junior Emma Katzka said, "I admire her audacity because she doesn't seem to idealize herself in her paintings." Katzka added that she thought people would enjoy Kahlo's work because "a lot of people like to be drawn to bold, even violent paintings."
College senior Alix McKenna said the scale of the exhibit impressed her.
"I think people think she's really one-dimensional and think only of her self-portraits," she said.
The exhibit shows the PMA's dedication to Latin American artists, said Daniel de Jesus, executive director of Taller Puertorriqueño, a North Philadelphia community art workshop.
"To have her in the city of Philadelphia is a really big deal," he said.
The following correction for this article ran in the Feb. 22 issue:
In the article about the Friday Kahlo exhibit ("With Kahlo, a Mexican flavor comes to PMA," DP, 02/20/08), we incorrectly stated Daniel de Jesus was the executive director of Taller Puertorriqueno. He is the Special Events Coordinator.
College junior Emma Katzka said, "I admire her audacity because she doesn't seem to idealize herself in her paintings." Katzka added that she thought people would enjoy Kahlo's work because "a lot of people like to be drawn to bold, even violent paintings."
College senior Alix McKenna said the scale of the exhibit impressed her.
"I think people think she's really one-dimensional and think only of her self-portraits," she said.
The exhibit shows the PMA's dedication to Latin American artists, said Daniel de Jesus, executive director of Taller Puertorriqueño, a North Philadelphia community art workshop.
"To have her in the city of Philadelphia is a really big deal," he said.
The following correction for this article ran in the Feb. 22 issue:
In the article about the Friday Kahlo exhibit ("With Kahlo, a Mexican flavor comes to PMA," DP, 02/20/08), we incorrectly stated Daniel de Jesus was the executive director of Taller Puertorriqueno. He is the Special Events Coordinator.
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Maria
posted 2/20/08 @ 12:51 PM EST
The first sentence: "A new show featuring paintings and photography by Frida Kahlo..." is a bit misleading. The exhibit does feature personal photographs, but not necessarily a collection of Kahlo's own photography. (Continued…)
Daniel de jesus
posted 2/21/08 @ 10:21 AM EST
Helo
this is daniel de jesus from Taller Puertorriqueño.
I just wanted to clarify that I am not the executive director of Taller Puertorriqueño as the article states. (Continued…)
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