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Do you love art? Are you a woman who loves women? Do you live in the DC, Maryland, Virginia area? Join us once a month to visit the DMV area's many superb art museums and exhibitions. The goals of this group are to make friends, share our love for art, and learn! You can also find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1195783274535845. Bisexual and transgender women are welcome; men are not.
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See all- IT’S HERE: FRIDA KAHLO at Richmond's VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
NOTE: TIMED ENTRY TICKET IS REQUIRED!
Don’t miss this exceptionally rare chance to see some of Frida Kahlo’s greatest works in Richmond, Virginia! She’s here, she’s queer, and we’re gonna go see it all! The truly spectacular Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting an exhibition of 60 of Frida's delightful, provocative works – many of which rarely leave Mexico. But don’t just stop at Frida – arrive early or stay late and check out this museum’s thoughtfully curated collections of German Expressionism, French Impressionism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and American painting.
SCHEDULE: Arrive at the museum at 12:00 pm for lunch and mingling in the Best Cafe (if you are late, look for people wearing rainbow heart stickers – that’s us!). We will enter the Frida exhibition at 2:00 p.m. sharp.
COST: $20 per ticket – timed entry tickets are required! Don’t wait to buy one – they might sell out.
BUY TICKETS WITH A MAY 17, 2:00 PM ENTRY TIME HERE: https://reservations.vmfa.museum/state/ActivityBooking.aspx
Please do NOT RSVP until AFTER you have bought your ticket, so we can have an accurate head count.MEET AT: The visitor and members service desk on Level One of the museum. The service desk is between the gift shop and the Best Cafe. Look for Molly with the rainbow LAL sign.
GETTING TO RICHMOND: Drive or carpool – please use the event chat to look for drivers or passengers. There is a low-cost parking garage at the museum. Amtrak trains also go to Richmond! The full address for the museum is:
200 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007EXHIBITION DESCRIPTION: Available here: https://vmfa.museum/exhibitions/exhibitions/frida-beyond-myth/
Twentieth-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo continues to fascinate us with her arresting gaze, signature fashion, and trailblazing legacy. At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, this singular artist and her extraordinary works are the focus of Frida: Beyond the Myth.The exhibition showcases many of the artist’s most important paintings and drawings from the beginning of her career in 1926 until her death in 1954. More than 60 works of art in a variety of media, many rarely seen outside of Mexico, include self-portraits, still lifes, and compositions from her imagination. Also on view are photographs of Kahlo taken by many of those closest to her, including internationally renowned photographers Lola Álvarez Bravo, Imogen Cunningham, Julien Levy, Dora Maar, and Nickolas Muray.
Kahlo began painting during her recovery from a traumatic bus accident that she barely survived and that forever changed her life. This exhibition closely examines the inimitable style and complexity of Kahlo’s paintings. Her life was a seemingly open book but was also paradoxically enigmatic, as she depicted life-altering events with unflinching truth yet masterfully employed symbolism and continually reinvented herself in iconic self-portraits. Her jewel-like paintings are among the most beautiful, memorable, and haunting images of the 20th century.
This presentation of paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs offers a rare opportunity to explore the art of Frida Kahlo, whose strength, vulnerability, and sensuality still compel us today. Discover how she crafted her image to reflect her Mexican pride, express gender fluidity, and adorn her injured body. Learn how Kahlo painted to transcend pain and physical disability. And celebrate how she ultimately triumphed to achieve her own immortality, becoming a national treasure in her native Mexico and receiving posthumous acclaim around the world.
