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Sorting through Frida Kahlo's private stash of photos: Pablo Ortiz Monasterio

Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, the curator of a new exhibit of Frida Kahlo's photos, reveals what's still mysterious and controversial about this iconic art figure.
Frida Kahlo: Her Photos opens at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary on February 3, and runs until May 21, 2018. (Gisèle Freund/Frida Kahlo Museum, Andres Azpiri)

Frida Kahlo's art is everywhere: posters, T-shirts, iPhone cases — she even appears as a character in Disney/Pixar's current animated hit Coco. Despite the massive pop culture obsession, there are still things we don't know about her, some of which will be revealed in a new exhibit of her photos coming to Calgary's Glenbow Museum. Pablo Ortiz Monasterio is the curator and he'll tell us what's still mysterious — and controversial — about this iconic art figure.

Frida Kahlo: Her Photos opens at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary on February 3, and runs until May 21, 2018

Produced by Vanessa Greco