I know this is insane to even think we could acquire a Kahlo piece for the show but I wanted to show this piece because it shows a different side of the situation on the border. Kahlo loved Mexico and considered it to be the promise land and her inspiration for many of her paintings. America to her on the other hand only brought pain and misery to her existence (she was in the hospital for large part of her stay in Detroit). In this painting it shows Mexico as a wonderland of fertility, culture, and beauty, while the United States looks like a cold desolate wasteland of machinery. I think this differing opinion in any work would be a welcome change to the idea that America is the “promise land”.
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