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Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

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How Tate Modern is serving up Frida Kahlo – from canvas to cuisine

This is the challenge of the Kahlo legacy: the more ubiquitous her image becomes, the more its original and liberating meaning risks being flattened.

12.02.2026 9

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Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

Frida Kahlo’s record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate

Art and the body are often linked in Kahlo’s life, which was short and traumatic.

28.11.2025 9

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Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

The artist’s incredible skill once helped the painting to serve as a life-saving disguise.

24.11.2025 6

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Benedict Carpenter van Barthold