A series of images of painter Frida Kahlo by her photographer friend Lola Alvarez Bravo was the highlight of a Jakarta exhibition at the end of March. Before Bravo's camera, Frida is all grace.
April 3, 2001
FRIDA KAHLO AND HER FRIENDS
Photo exhibition of Lola Alvarez Bravo
Place
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La Casa de Mexico, Jakarta
To Frida Kahlo, her bedroom and stone-floor yard is a stage, one that shields her from the world. Fittingly, her possessions resemble the props of the show. And it seems as if photographer Lola Alvarez Bravo has instructed Frida to pose there, telling her to stand and sit, be mindful of the dark and light, remain conscious of being watche...