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• Commended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Art) 2022

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[Separates] her mythic reputation from the reality of her practice. The result is an informative look into the world around Kahlo and how it influenced her work and her carefully prepared self-image. -- Celina Colby * The Bay State Banner * [A] much needed and deserved look into her inspirations — namely, Mexican folk art. -- Kaylee S. Kim * The Harvard Crimson * What floors me about Kahlo's work is the enduring power of her political voice. At the MFA, the exhibition begins with ""Dos Mujeres,"" the painting owned by the MFA. [...] It marks a seminal momen [...] it's so clear she has something to say: The poor, the indigenous deserve to be painted with dignity. -- Maria Garcia * WBUR * [Sees] Kahlo’s work as representative of the period of art history in which she lived, and 'as an early way of thinking about the personal as also something that’s political,' a theme well-suited to bringing Kahlo’s work into modern-day conversation. -- Lexa Krajewski * Boston Magazine *

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