An in-depth biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo details her haunting and original painting style, her turbulent marriage to muralist Diego Rivera, her association with communism, and her love of Mexican culture and folklore. Reprint. (A Miramax film, directed by Julie Taymor, releasing Spring 20[...]
By the leading expert on Frida Kahlo and the author of the bestselling biography Frida (more than 100,000 copies sold), a lavishly illustrated and sumptuously produced collection of her hauntingly beautiful paintings.[...]
Throughout the twentieth century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the "sculpturing of space." But his constant struggle--as both an artist and a man--w[...]
This beautifully-illustrated and engrossing biography of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality and an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences. Born and brought up near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution, she suffered [...]