Overview

Frida Kahlo has become an icon of contemporary art and feminism. This course examines her life and artistic production, and seeks to account for her status in Mexican and Latin American circles as well as in a broad international context. It emphasizes the self-consciously theatrical ways in which Kahlo’s work … For more content click the Read More button below. The course starts with an overview of Mexican muralism and the role of art in post-revolutionary Mexico and concludes with an examination of the works of Kahlo’s contemporaries: María Izquierdo, Remedios Varo, and Leonora Carrington, all of whom painted in the shadow of male dominated Muralism.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: 24 units of credit at Level 1

Course Attributes

General Education

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Course Outline

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