Frida Kahlo Ep 1 of 7: But, First... A Tale of Olmecs, Pulque, and a Pastry War

ArtHoles

Michael Anthony

Comedy

4.9 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2019

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

Frida Kahlo has become a name synonymous with strength and independence. She was born during a crucial time in Mexico’s history and touched the lives of everyone she met. She also was ridiculously hilarious in the face of horrifying personal events that would crush the average person. Seriously, this is gonna get depressing. To prepare for our series, we’re taking 8,000 years of Mexican history straight to the face. We start with a bunch of rain, then traverse through a confusing calendar system, a necklace of golden shrimps, a not-so-triste-noche, and “utter tragedy and misery.” Also, some art is sprinkled in. Buckle up as we learn about a Spanish king who hates pajamas and exorcisms, the French getting really ornery over baked goods, and America being on-brand with pretty much everything it does. And, then… Revolución!!! Series Main Sources: Ankori, Gannit. Frida Kahlo. London, 2013. Drucker, Malka. Frida Kahlo - Torment and Triumph in her Life and Art. U.S.. 1991. Fehrenbach, T.R. Fire & Blood - A History of Mexico. New York, 1995. Herrera, Hayden. Frida - A Biography of Frida Kahlo. New York, 1982. Kahlo, Frida. The Diary of Frida Kahlo, New York 1995. Kahlo, Frida. Letters to Mama - You Are Always With Me. Mexico City, 2018. Meyer, Michael C. and Sherman, William. The Course of Mexican History (2nd Ed.). Oxford, 1983. Zamora, Martha. Frida Kahlo - The Brush of Anguish. San Francisco, 1990.

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0:00.0	Welcome to ArtHoles everyone. My name is Michael Anthony and this is the podcast about art in art history with someone who has no background in either topic
0:17.0	If you're new to the show glad to have you here's the general premise until very recently I spent my entire life avoiding art really in all capacities.
0:26.5	I just didn't get it and developed a severe ignorance on the topic, a child's level
0:32.1	understanding of art as a function, a quasi-functioning adult.
0:36.4	So now I'm going artist by artist and reading a bunch of books for each series that I'll
0:40.2	list out in a second, and we will be taking a microscope to the artist's insane lives,
0:45.4	their world, what their art meant, and the stories are crazy and we're going to learn an irresponsible
0:50.7	amount.
0:52.4	Any art that's discussed in an episode will be posted. irresponsible amount.
0:52.5	Any art that's discussed in an episode will be posted on its own Instagram post at Art Hole's
0:56.8	Podcast when each episode goes out so you don't have to Google if you want to check the stuff
1:00.5	out.
1:01.8	We won't be going through everyone Af Frida's paintings, just the ones that are good to know about,
1:05.8	paintings that are representative of certain phases of her art or referencing important and
1:10.4	sometimes horrifying moments in Frida's life.
1:14.0	If you are completely new or haven't listened to the first episode of Caravaggio yet,
1:19.0	I highly recommend listening to just that one episode before getting started with this story.
1:23.8	It's a standalone episode that sets up the context of that series by going through the first roughly
1:28.6	1600 years of the Catholic Church in Europe.
1:32.3	It's a pretty weird episode and a lot of people die in not ideal ways, but it should help give
1:37.1	some historical context, especially for this episode.
1:40.5	Not crucial, but about halfway through it'll help out quite a bit.
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