I suffered two grave accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar
knocked me down. The other accident is Diego. Frida Kahlo
With her flare for flowery headpieces and his generous girth, Frida
Kalho and Diego Rivera were never an obvious pairing.
Despite multiple affairs, divorce and remarriage, this tortured accident
produced a prolific body of work now on display at the AGO. Kahlos
intimate self-portraits have extra oomph next to Riveras political
murals, but our favorite is a touching silent film showing the couple in
loving embrace.
On our way out we stopped at FRANK for margaritas and emerged so
inspired that weve tossed our tweezers in the trash. Marianne Wisenthal
Tickets from $16.50; Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting at
the AGO, October 20-January 20, 2013, 317 Dundas St. W., Toronto,
416-979-6648, www.ago.net
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