Lucienne's original photographs, displayed in this unique exhibition, tell the true story of Frida Kahlo.

"I hate you." These were the first words Frida Kahlo addressed to Lucienne Bloch. The two met at a party organized by MOMA in New York to celebrate the opening of the major 1931 Diego Rivera retrospective. At the time, Rivera was a great Mexican muralist, Frida, his young wife, a little-known artist, and Lucienne, an equally young artist trying her hand at various techniques.

Lucienne and Rivera had sat side by side all evening at this party, talking mostly about the fresco technique that Lucienne had learned during her trip to Italy, but also in the art schools she had attended. The chemistry was evident, but what Frida did not know that night was that, unlike the other women who huddled around this heavy-handed husband, Lucienne would become one of his most loyal and trusted friends, standing by his side when he miscarried, when he lost his mother, when he discovered Diego's betrayal with his sister Cristina, and even when he managed to have his first solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York.

Shortly after this first meeting in New York, Lucienne Bloch became Diego Rivera's assistant: she shared his political and aesthetic ideals. Both were in search of an "art for the people" that could be understood and used by all.

Love, politics and art. Lucienne's original photographs, displayed in this unique exhibition, tell the true nature of Frida Kahlo, which can only be revealed openly and spontaneously in such an intimate relationship.

The exhibition chronicles not only the friendship between two women, two artists who were free of all social constraints, strong and determined, but also the historical period in which they lived, the social context and, by extension, Frida Kahlo's entire life, in a comprehensive exploration of one of the most beloved historical figures of all time, an icon of feminism, a symbol of independence and vitality whose legacy continues to inspire modern generations 70 years after her death.

The exhibition is presented in Italian, English and German.
The audio guide in Italian, English and German is included in the price and can be downloaded on site.


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