We *heart* Frida

Fridamania hits Minneapolis! I went to the opening night party on Friday. As someone put it, too many people! It was like waiting for space mountain. LOL. I lurked by the box office and spied on all the fabulous people in their fabulous clothes as they waited in a a super-long line that snaked around the lobby. Once inside, we waited in line for drinks, for food, and to get into the space where the show was mounted. But it was a fun, happy vibe, with great decorations, good food, and busy bartenders. The show itself is incredible. I have seen posters, photos, or digitized images of almost all the paintings in the show, and some of them in other shows, but to see them all together and to see how SMALL so many of them are changes one's whole relationship to the art. She was a good draughtswoman, with a complex use of color, and the recurring vegetal motif in so many of her painting are fascinating. I plan to return more than once. There are a lot of Frida related activities in town. KFAI's show Encuentros did two programs of music Frida would have listened to. You can stream the shows: in addition to the music, the commentary is very smart. Here's the playlist form the first show: popular dance music of the twenties. I sure do love my KFAI-Radio without Boundaries!

A film series has been programmed in conjunction with the show, called Cinemateca. The Highpoint Center for Printmaking has a show of Mexican contemporary printmakers that I don't want to miss.They are having a workshop on Saturday afternoon that I think my daughter would really enjoy.