Frida Kahlo – The Immersive Biography at the MDD welcomes World Cup visitors
Frida Kahlo – The Immersive Biography welcomes visitors in Msheireb Museum’s Bin Jelmood House in the heritage zone of Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD) to experience a journey through the life story of one of the world’s most iconic artists.
Accompanied by a unique collection of photographs capturing known and unknown moments of the artist’s life using video mapping technique, the exhibition creates a memorable experience for visitors by transporting them into Kahlo’s world, a statement said yesterday.
The theme explored in the experience is Kahlo’s difficult life, marked by prolonged illness and great passions. She was able to transform her immobility into opportunities and her sufferings into works of art full of energy. The stories of her passion for art, Mexico and tormented love for Diego Rivera, the companion of her lifetime are being told through an immersive creative medium.
Kahlo a Mexican painter, born on July 6, 1907, is known for her many portraits, selfportraits, and works inspired by the nature and artefacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country’s popular culture, she employed a unique art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, class, and race in Mexican society. In 1925 Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 surgeries in her lifetime. During her slow recovery, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. She is known for painting about her experience of chronic pain. Her paintings were displayed in Paris and Mexico. She passed away on July 13, 1954.
Hosted in the heart of MDD, Frida Kahlo – The Immersive Biography is part of the cultural, art and entertainment activities hosted as part of the World Cup activations. It is a collaboration between Msheireb Properties, CELS Group, Frida Kahlo Corporation and Next Exhibition.