The Denver Art Museum announced an upcoming exhibition titled "Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection," featuring over 150 artworks by Kahlo, Rivera, and their contemporaries including Lola Alvarez Bravo, Gunther Gerzso, María Izquierdo, and Carlos Mérida. Organized by MondoMostre and curated locally by Rebecca Hart, the show will run from October 25, 2020, to January 17, 2021, in the museum's Anschutz and Martin & McCormick Galleries, highlighting the role of art and indigenous culture in forging national identity after the Mexican Revolution.
The exhibition matters because it marks the centennial of the Mexican Revolution's end and is the first time the Denver Art Museum will showcase more than 20 works by Frida Kahlo, including paintings and drawings. Drawn from the renowned Gelman Collection, the show also explores the contributions of women artists and the broader Mexican modernism movement, offering visitors a deep dive into how art, murals, and performative culture shaped Mexico's post-revolutionary identity and legacy.