From 15th September till 5th March 2023 @palaisgallieramuseedelamode celebrates Frida Kahlo - one of the most recognised and influential artists of the 20th century.

The exhibition is supported by ‪@CHANEL‬ with collaborative work of curators Circe Henestrosa, Miren Arzalluz and Gannit Ankori.

Getting away from the clichés attached to her personality, visitors will explore the private side of the artist’s life and how she constructed her identity through the way she presented herself.

For the first time in France and in close collaboration with the Museo Frida Kahlo - the exhibition features more than 200 objects from the Casa Azul, the house where Frida was born and brought up, including garments, accessories, correspondence, cosmetics, medicines and orthopaedic aids.

When she died in 1954, these personal effects were placed under seal by her husband, the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, and were not discovered until fifty years later, in 2004.

This precious collection which includes traditional Tehuana dresses, pre-Columbian necklaces that Frida used to collect, and hand-painted corsets and prosthetics - is presented, along with films and photographs, to form a visual narrative of her extraordinary life.

The exhibition traces how the artist cultivated her manifesto reflecting the cultural heritage and her experience of gender and of living with a disability. In an exhibition that is both biographical and thematic, the Palais Galliera looks at the artist’s visit to Paris and her relationship with the Surrealist group.

The visit continues with a capsule exhibition, which considers Frida Kahlo’s influence on contemporary fashion and how she has remained an icon and source of inspiration for ‪@AlexanderMcQueen‬ , ‪@jeanpaulgaultier‬ , ‪@CHANEL‬ , ‪@givenchychannel‬ , ‪@Dior‬ or Rei Kawakubo for ‪@commedesgarcons‬ .

Our ‪@backstage_fca‬ team assisted at the preview. Discover our photo report by Olga Gasnier.


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