
Graciela Iturbide Mexican, b. 1942
El Baño de Frida (Corset en el Estante) Coyoacán, México, 2006
Silver Gelatin Print
Printed by the artist at a later date
Printed by the artist at a later date
20 x 16"
50.8 x 40.6 cm
50.8 x 40.6 cm
When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her grief-stricken husband, muralist Diego Rivera, took her personal belongings and locked them in her bathroom in her home, the Casa Azul, in Mexico...
When Frida Kahlo died in 1954, her grief-stricken husband, muralist Diego Rivera, took her personal belongings and locked them in her bathroom in her home, the Casa Azul, in Mexico City. Fifty years later, the space was finally opened, and Iturbide was commissioned to photograph it. Through Iturbide’s photographs, we enter into the legendary painter’s private life and encounter a composite portrait of Kahlo’s suffering and resilience. Both Iturbide and Kahlo have seen their art as a form of therapy and escape. Through this project, Iturbide grapples not only with the cultural and symbolic legacy of the painter, but with her own legacy as well.
Provenance
Printed by the artist at a later dateExhibitions
2016, Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX (catalogue)
Publications
Iturbide, Graciela. Graciela Iturbide, Madrid: Fundación Mapfre, 2009, p. 87 (illustrated)
Westerbeck, Colin and Gunilla Knape. Graciela Iturbide: The Hasselblad Award 2008. Göttingen: Steidl/Hasselblad Foundation, 2008, p. 103 (illustrated)
Baranda, María. Graciela Iturbide: A Lens to See. San Antonio, TX: Ruiz-Healy Art, 2016, p. 41 (illustrated)