The line between Frida Kahlo’s professional work and personal love affair with Diego Rivera has always been difficult to draw. Kahlo’s work is consistently intimate, reaching into the depths of the physical and emotional pain she experienced throughout her life. By blurring that boundary even further, we’re granted insight into her world of heartbreak and passionate individuality.

With contributions from Dr Sarah Powers, curator of the upcoming exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Frida: Beyond the Myth, we’re charting her intense relationship with renowned muralist Diego Rivera – guided by the work that Frida created.

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