Frida Kahlo: Her Photos

The exhibition presents a rare collection of images of Frida Khalo’s personal archive. The works presented where discovered after the 50 years where they had been locked in the bathroom of the artists residency, Casa Azul in Mexico City.

Photos from the personal collection of Frida Kahlo arrive in São Paulo in the exhibitions that MIS brings to the city in partnership with the Cultural Porto Seguro: “Frida Kahlo -Her Photos”. The collection, which has passed through Lisbon (Portugal), Tijuana (Mexico), Kazimierowka (Poland) and Curitiba, among many other places, always with great public success, arrives in São Paulo between 3 September to 20 November 2016.

Originally designed for a single space in Brazil’s exposure Frida Kahlo Museum will gain a different mount their previous views. Although with the same content, the collection will be divided between the two cultural spaces: “Frida Kahlo – Her Photos” will be displayed at MIS, while “Frida Kahlo – Photo | Glimpses of Mexico” can be seen in the Cultural Porto Seguro. For integration between the institutions, visitors can use the free service of a van that will transport the audience to a cultural space to another. Shows are complementary and the ticket purchased at MIS or Cultural Porto Seguro gives free access to both exhibitions; just the visitor present the ticket at the entrance.