Frida Kahlo: The story of a global phenomenon from Mexico City

More than 70 years after her death, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's image is everywhere: on tote bags, t-shirts, posters. Yet behind the commercialisation lies a deeper question: why does Frida Kahlo continue to move millions around the world? A new exhibition at Tate Modern, Frida: The Making of an Icon, attempts to come up with an answer. Rather than a traditional retrospective of her work, It explores how a young female artist from Mexico City became a global phenomenon. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/