This exhibition examined 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, and Kahlo was no exception—she collected and lived with these objects, drew inspiration from them, and incorporated their forms, colors, and materials into her paintings.

Design Approach. Case design, platforms, and the color palette were drawn from the interiors of Kahlo's home, La Casa Azul, particularly its dining room. Pale yellow walls and wood-stained cases referenced the warmth of her domestic spaces, while the shapes and proportions of the cases echoed the furniture she lived with. These choices reinforced the show's central aim: to present the objects that surrounded and inspired Kahlo in a manner consistent with how she chose to display them herself.

Gallery Thresholds. The exhibition occupied two galleries on the 20th-century floor of the American Wing at the MFA. To define its boundaries, I recreated the distinctive green door frames of La Casa Azul and incorporated them into the gallery thresholds.