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Frida Kahlo: The enduring appeal of art born of suffering

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Simone Lauenstein
May 16, 2026

She may be the world's most famous female painter and her house in Mexico is a place of pilgrimage. Frida Kahlo endured pain her entire life and died young. Today, she is a cult figure. Why?

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