Episode 199: Frida Fantasy II: An Interview with Josie Lopez

Latinos Who Lunch

Visual Arts, Arts, History, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Babelito and FavyFav chat with Dr. Josie Lopez, Albuquerque Museum Curator of Art, and delve into the long and complicated history, context and legacy of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism, which is also the tile of the exhibition currently on view at the Albuquerque Museum. This special episode of LWL highlights the ways in which Frida's art has served to push nationalist agendas, engaged in unethical artistic practices, and helped erase other female artists from the conversation.

Show Notes:
Latinos Who Lunch with Curator Josie Lopez YouTube

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism

Mexican Modernism

Maria Izquierdo

Surrealism

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Fabi Favve and this is Bavelito and we are Latina's Hulunch.
0:16.7	The podcast where we talk about important things, like...
0:20.3	So sad.
0:24.3	Hello, hello, hello.
0:27.3	Good show, good show, good show.
0:29.3	How's it going, Bavelito?
0:31.3	Well, I'm in my old hometown.
0:34.3	I'm very happy.
0:35.3	You have the best food.
0:37.3	I wish you were here to see all the wonders that I've seen today.
0:41.3	How are you?
0:42.3	I'm doing great.
0:44.3	I'm trying to pretend that I'm not on a Zoom with you and a special guest.
0:48.3	I said we get right to it.
0:50.3	You want to introduce our special guest?
0:52.3	Let's do it.
0:53.3	So today we are very excited to have Josie Lopez, Dr. Josie Lopez,
1:00.3	from the Albuquerque Art Museum.
1:03.3	And she is the general curator.
1:06.3	I'm the art curator of the museum.
1:09.3	Thank you for having me.
1:13.3	It's great to see you both.
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