Reading biographies and fictionalised accounts of Frida’s life I rationed every word. Frida’s leg was made in New York City in the 1950s; mine was made in Denver in the 1980s. Photograph: © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, DF/DACS 2021In this photograph, Frida is painting. Frida’s life was wholly vivid, saturated with all the things that make a life a life: knowledge of suffering; love; sex; friendship; home; travel; laughter; anger and joy; the creation of art. They have looked without really seeing Frida’s legs, her winged feet, her corset decorated and shining.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2021 09:56 UTC