Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2019

I designed this show working with curator, Layla Bermeo, and graphic designer, Nick Pioggia.

This exhibition looked at the influence of Mexican folk art on Frida Kahlo’s work. Many artists in Mexico City’s intellectual circles collected traditional folk art as a celebration of national culture. Kahlo collected and lived with these objects, drew inspiration from them and incorporated their qualities into her paintings.

Design and Color

For the case design, platform design and color of this exhibition, I drew inspiration from the interiors of Kahlo’s home, La Casa Azul, in particular the dining room. We chose pale yellows for the walls and wood stain for the cases. The shape and proportions of the cases referenced the furniture in her space. I made these design choices to enhance the mission of the show—to present the objects she was surrounded and inspired by in the way in which she choose to display them.

This exhibition was situated in two galleries among the 20th-century floor of the American Wing in the Museum. I recreated the green door frames at La Casa Azul and built them into the thresholds between galleries at the Museum to signify the show’s boundaries.