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Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More.
“Ms. Small pointed out that Kahlo “carefully groomed her unibrow,” a defiant choice at a time when “many depilatory methods existed. That brow was meaningful because it didn’t conform to Hollywood beauty standards.”
Frida Kahlo’s nonconforming to the norms of depilation was extremely brave at the time. Nowadays, it is still a struggle for women to be at peace when they decide not to shave. Societal pressure on literal little girls to not have facial and arm hair should not exist. Frida is a model who shows that it is normal to accept your appearance, even if you are fortunate enough to have lots of hair.
“People are very interested in the fact that she had relationships with women, but there’s only one known reference where she actually spoke about it,” Ms. Morris said.”
I love this quote because it shows how Frida still maintained a private life despite being a very public figure. Despite being private, there is no mention of Frida being scared of being queer. This is an amazing representation and extremely brave considering the norms at the time.
Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada Through the Last Weimar Beer Belly Cultural Epoch of Germany
"Cut with the Kitchen Knife was initially shown publicly at the First International Dada Fair in Berlin in 1920. Although hard to believe now, Höch had to fight for the opportunity to show her work in the Dada Fair. Grosz and Heartfield, who organized the Fair along with Hausmann, wanted to exclude her, but Hausmann argued for her inclusion."
The Dada movement, despite being politically nonconforming and “liberal” was also highly hypocritical for leaving women out. The fact someone like Hannah Höch, with a brilliant work, had to fight to be in a Dada exhibition, points out how the Dada movement was not in fact “all-inclusive”
"While mocking Weimar politicians, Cut with the Kitchen Knife also celebrates women’s victories. A map at the lower right indicates the countries where women had the right to vote—a right only recently ratified in Germany with the signing of the new constitution in 1918. "
This was a subtle but amazing criticism of how women were still left out of the political scenario. A map like that shows how not progressive a country that is trying to pass as “progressive” is.
"Cut with the Kitchen Knife was initially shown publicly at the First International Dada Fair in Berlin in 1920. Although hard to believe now, Höch had to fight for the opportunity to show her work in the Dada Fair. Grosz and Heartfield, who organized the Fair along with Hausmann, wanted to exclude her, but Hausmann argued for her inclusion."
The Dada movement, despite being politically nonconforming and “liberal” was also highly hypocritical for leaving women out. The fact someone like Hannah Höch, with a brilliant work, had to fight to be in a Dada exhibition, points out how the Dada movement was not in fact “all-inclusive”
"While mocking Weimar politicians, Cut with the Kitchen Knife also celebrates women’s victories. A map at the lower right indicates the countries where women had the right to vote—a right only recently ratified in Germany with the signing of the new constitution in 1918. "
This was a subtle but amazing criticism of how women were still left out of the political scenario. A map like that shows how not progressive a country that is trying to pass as “progressive” is.
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