"I paint myself because that's who I know the best," the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo once wrote in her illustrated diary. So it's fitting that a new documentary about Kahlo's life, now streaming ...

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is remembered today for her personal struggle and extraordinary life story as much as for her vibrant and intimate artwork. Kahlo was plagued by illness since youth and a ...

Frida Kahlo 'El marxismo dará salud a los enfermos' (1954) Oil on masonite, w600 x h760 mm (without frame) Emotion erupts, a wrangling of hope and sorrow colliding to birth the earthly manifestation ...

“It’s not love, or tenderness, or affection, it’s life itself, my life, that I found when I saw it in your hands,” wrote Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera, in one of the many missives the couple shared over ...

Frida Kahlo is among the most recognized artists of the 20th century. Her work encompasses everything from feminism and political discourse to deeply personal themes like love, pain, and suffering. In ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. "I paint myself because that's who I ...

Frida Kahlo is among the most recognized artists of the 20th century. Her work encompasses everything from feminism and political discourse to deeply personal themes like love, pain, and suffering. In ...