Frida Kahlo stepped into the limelight in 1929 when she married Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. She was twenty-two; he was forty-three. Hailed as Rivera s exotic young wife who dabbles in art, she went on to produce brilliant paintings but remained in her husband s shadow throughout her life. Today, almost six decades after her untimely death, Kahlo s fame rivals that of Rivera and she has gained international acclaim as a path-breaking artist and a cultural icon.Cutting through Fridamania, this book explores Kahlo s life, art, and legacies, while also scrutinizing the myths, contradictions,...