Is the Art Market Ready to Declare a New Frida Kahlo?

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Lately the art world has started paying more attention to several surrealist women based in Mexico, especially Leonora Carrington

CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LIMITED 2023Surrealism got its start as a boys’ club in 1920s Paris, but lately the art world has started paying more attention to several surrealist women based in Mexico.continues to lead this pack, with an auction record of $34.

8 million reset two years ago and museums selling merchandise festooned with her signature unibrow, from tote bags to dolls. Collectors have also started scouting for alternatives in part because Kahlo only created around 150 pieces, and Mexico can now also claim anything by her that comes up for sale within its borders as cultural patrimony.

 

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“Boys club” what a condescending way to describe one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century.

very interesting

Journalists should refrain from calling an artist 'a new' [insert past artist].

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