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Controversial Exhibition of Frida Kahlo paintings replicas in Munster, Indiana.
08 November 2014
"The Complete Frida Kahlo" runs Nov.16 -Jan. 25 at South Shore Arts in Munster, Indiana.
It is an unusual exhibition of replicas of 123 of Kahlo's paintings and more than 500 pieces of her clothing, jewelry and furniture, plus dozens of photographs documenting the 47 years of her pain-passion-politics-and-painting-filled life.
Curated by the owners of The Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund in Baden-Baden, Germany, and presented by Global Entertainment Properties, the exhibit promises Frida-fans a total-immersion experience, and offers a two-story display of full-scale, licensed reproductions, hand-painted by a quartet of unidentified Chinese artists commissioned by a multi-national couple who are Frida-fans themselves.
Hans-Jürgen Gehrke and Mariella C. Remund founded their Kunstmuseum in the town where Kahlo’s German-born father was raised, as a tribute to the Mexican painter whose work they loved.
Gehrke’s field is business organization and marketing. Dr. Remund, the museum’s chief curator, has lived and worked in China since 2003, has a background in “strategic management, branding and neuro-marketing,” and became experienced in “materials science” during her years as a high-level executive for Dow Chemical in Germany.
Both enamored with Mexican culture, they amassed an extensive collection of photos of Frida’s work, and visited the Blue House, where she was born, lived and died, many times.
In 2008, they managed to get a license from the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums Trust to make replicas of Frida’s paintings, which enabled them to create their Kahlo-centered Kunstmuseum.
Check out the website and the video below for an interesting interview with curators and art experts about several critical issues related to this exhibition, firstly hosted in San Diego last year.
View Links: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/nov/25/frida-kahlo-exhibit-raises-questions-about-mislead/