Comments on: Happy Birthday, Frida

By: Pamela Carvajal Drapala

Pamela Carvajal Drapala — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:14:30 +0000

7/12/2008

Frida Kahlo’s exhibit held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through September 28, 2008 is marvelous! The photographs, paintings, drawings, and prints were included in the exhibition. I was disappointed that her dresses, books, letters, jewelry were not at the show though. I had read that two rooms at her “Blue House” that had been sealed were recently discovered (Frida Kahlo, Painting Her Own Reality, Christina Burrus, Abrams Discoveries book, page 87). I look forward to doing research on her life so that I may write another paper on Frida. Best, Pamela Carvajal Drapala

By: shadowgirl

shadowgirl — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:41:51 +0000

I think frida kahlo is a wonderful woman, clever and ….special! she’s my hero!best wishes

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:25:11 +0000

My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the Frida exhibit last week — except for trying to read the plaques next to the pictures with my bifoculs and my 69-year-old eyes. It would be really helpful if the information could be enlarged and printed in bolder type. I wasn’t the only one almost falling over in order to read the information about the pictures. Otherwise, a most impressive exhibit.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:22:48 +0000

I saw a wonderful Frida Kahlo exhibit at San Francisco MOMA in 1996. It was not crowded at all! The art presentation was breathtaking. A friend who was with me had to leave partway through the afternoon, so we took her return-validated ticket-stub and gave it away to a person standing in line to buy a ticket, and they came right in. What a wonderful experience it was! I had never seen Frida’s artwork in person before, only in books and notecards. I hope they do as well with this new exhibit in 2008.

By: Kim Robinson

Kim Robinson — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:45:04 +0000

Yes, I agree. Don’t you just love those women who came before us–their voices screaming out through their poetry, paintings, and prose: Plath, Sexton, Nin, Kahlo, Parker, and Woolf? I thank God for all of them!

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:14:32 +0000

I also thought the event was way overcrowded. I kept waiting for the line to the gallery to go down, but it never did. Finaly I got into the line and they said it would be half an hour before we got in, and it would close 15 minutes later. I am still hoping to see the exhibit, but finding the time to make it in the next five days will be nearly impossible. $66 seems like a lot of money to spend on two glasses of wine.

By: etta

etta — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:07:07 +0000

Justin-

Glad to hear that you enforce the gallery limit because of the fire marshal, maybe you should try doing that with selling tickets to the event to start with. Just how many tickets were sold for the after hours? I heard 2,500.

etta

By: Julie Hovland

Julie Hovland — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:21:48 +0000

I waited months in anticipation of the Frida exhibit opening on Friday…what a disappointment. I never made it into the exhibit hall…too many lines…too many people…poorly organized by the Walker. It should be made clearer that the reason you get the extra viewing days is because you might not get into the exhibit at all!!!!! This was the first After Hours I have been to with the new renovation of the building, I miss the old parties when you did not have to crawl on top of people all night. Bummer. I know once I finally get into the exhibit I will love it. Also, Maria Isa’s performance helped salvage the night, she was great!!!!!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:56:10 +0000

LOL space mountain Frida! It was too crowded, but I just had a blast checking out all the fabulous people with their creative and fabulous looks! My favorites were the three women who dressed as Frida’s portraits, complete with little parrots on the shoulders, the hummingbird/thorn necklace, and the white dress/heart from Two Fridas. Aplausos para las fridas! I will go back to see her work again without the crowds, but I enjoyed the happy vibe. Thanks!

By: Justin Heideman

Justin Heideman — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:34:43 +0000

We're sorry about the crowding, but uou can use your After Hours ticket to visit the show during less busy times in the next few days. From the After Hours event page:

The Frida Kahlo exhibition is open for viewing throughout the party, but gallery capacity is limited. Your After Hours ticket allows you a free follow-up viewing of the show through November 4.

The limit on the number of people in the gallery at any given time is set by the fire marshal, and the Walker is bound to enforce the limit.