The Symbolism in Frida Kahlo’s “The Two Fridas”

Frida Kahlo is famous for her self-portraits. Often, she depicts her likeness as an expressionless mask yet fills her paintings with symbolic images. Why does she do this? What is the meaning of the symbolism used by Frida Kahlo in The Two Fridas. (28.51)?...

The Impact of Andy Warhol’s Art on Contemporary Culture

Andy Warhol famously said, “Art is anything you can get away with.” What do you think that he meant by that statement? Using Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans (29.15) or another example, discuss the impact of Warhol’s work on contemporary art. How could this work be...