A blockbuster exhibition on Frida Kahlo is about to open at Tate Modern - and it's already a huge success.
Last week, the London-based gallery reported that more than 41,000 tickets had already sold for 'Frida: The Making of an Icon', which opens on 25 June. This makes it the highest pre-selling exhibition in the entirety of Tate's history - a title previously held by a David Hockney retrospective in 2017.
It also goes to show the hold Kahlo continues to have on the world. Beloved by fans for her ferocious spirit, boundary-breaking art, and profound honesty about the ugliest parts of her life, she also propelled Mexican art into the spotlight.
But still, sometimes it seems like her greatest legacy is the merchantability of her face - and those eyebrows.
Stylised and simplified, Kahlo’s likeness can now be found on t-shirts, tote bags, eye masks, phone cases, oven mitts and plant pots.
