Comments on: Why Surrealist refugees fled Europe for Mexico City https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/ Mexico's English-language news Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: stegowhite@gmail.com https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27068 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:46:00 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-27068 In reply to Volunteer Victim.

Shortly before she died, Frida’s last words were written in her journal and reflect her thoughts on dying and leaving this world, not leaving Mexico. Her words were, “I hope the exit is joyful – I hope never to return.” She had been in so much pain most of her life, she wanted peace.

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By: stegowhite@gmail.com https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27067 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:54:13 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-27067 In reply to Volunteer Victim.

I’ve never come across the reason Frida “hated Mexico” and was “constantly trying to overthrow the government with communism.” And to base that conjecture on “dozens of photos.” I have to call BS to that.

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By: stegowhite@gmail.com https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27066 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:49:20 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-27066 In reply to Volunteer Victim.

LOL. Seems a bit of projection on your part victim.

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By: Darren Flood https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26993 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:17:07 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26993 In reply to Volunteer Victim.

So, how do you really feel?

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By: Julie K Danielson https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26967 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:31:48 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26967 Thank you Bethany for bridging some of the information missing from my recent travels to San Luis Potosi (SLP) and Huasteca Potosina (HP) where I was fortunate to visit the museums of Leonora Carrington. Carrington’s sculpture garden in SLP is very unique and showcases her imagination in a magistic ambiance. In Xilitla, SLP you learn about Carrington’s relationship with Edward James and visit her museum of fantastical beings and animal sculptures. You can visit Edward James Sculpture Garden Las Pozas. The garden is declared a National Artisitic Monument.

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By: Volunteer Victim https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26966 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:47:27 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26966 In reply to Susan Work.

I also have dozens of photos of her with communist boyfriends like Trotsky and dressed with hammer and sickle because she hated Mexico and constantly trying to overthrow the government with communism.
You can easily find the photos on Pinterest.
Those artist came from Europe as the author says as “Republicans” into a Marxist and communist Mexico City. Hence, the reason why Frida hated them.

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By: Volunteer Victim https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26965 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:44:03 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26965 In reply to Susan Work.

You can add this too, Susan.

Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon 1907-1954) was a disgrace to Mexico. She joined the communist party (PCM) in 1948 for communist, socialist and marxist revolution to overthrow Mexico’s Republic. She was a life long bitter woman that was mentally ill, crippled in a school bus accident as a child and had polio at birth that disfigured her body. A double and possible triple abortionist and adulterer to her husbands in particular husband Rivera with Noguchi. She was a life long cheater. She was treated for sexual diseases namely syphilis. She had fits of rage. She had an affair with the infamous communist Leon Trotsky and was implicated in his murder. She was an alcoholic and a drug addict that tried suicide several times. She hated patriarchal society of Mexico in particular machismo because she was a feminist. She was an anti-Catholic. She liked the dark side of Aztec mythology and put skulls, monkeys and blood in her paintings and ALWAYS painted of HERSELF (estimates of 150-200 self portraits). She was a LA RAZA racist. She did a portrait with marxist Stalin in 1954. Her husband Rivera tried to promote her but because of her failures of art roll outs in New York City, France and in Mexico she hated all three but especially jealous of USA success. She was a life long financial failure that never made money on her art. She was anti-motherhood in her paintings. She was commissioned by the Mexican government twice for two murals that were so bad they were destroyed. She advocated suicide. Her last drawing was a black angel, her Black Angel of Death. It was accompanied by the last words she wrote, “I joyfully await the exit – and I hope never to return – Frida” (“Espero Alegre la Salida – y Espero no Volver jamás”).
How could anyone, anywhere even think about hanging anything of hers on their wall. Disgusting person.
-On the evening of 13 July, Kahlo’s body was taken to the Palacio de Bellas Artes, where it lay in a state under a Communist flag.

Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, 1907-1954) fue una vergüenza para México. Se unió al Partido Comunista de México (PCM) en 1948 para impulsar una revolución comunista, socialista y marxista con el objetivo de derrocar la República Mexicana. Fue una mujer amargada de por vida, con problemas mentales, que quedó discapacitada en un accidente de autobús escolar durante su infancia y que nació con poliomielitis, lo que le causó desfiguración corporal. Se practicó dos abortos, posiblemente tres, y fue adúltera con sus maridos, en particular con Rivera y Noguchi. Fue infiel durante toda su vida. Recibió tratamiento para enfermedades de transmisión sexual, principalmente sífilis. Tenía ataques de ira. Mantuvo una relación extramarital con el infame comunista León Trotsky y estuvo implicada en su asesinato. Era alcohólica y drogadicta, e intentó suicidarse varias veces. Odiaba la sociedad patriarcal de México, en particular el machismo, por ser feminista. Era anticatólica. Le gustaba el lado oscuro de la mitología azteca y plasmaba calaveras, monos y sangre en sus pinturas, y SIEMPRE se pintaba a sí misma (se estima que realizó entre 150 y 200 autorretratos). Era racista y miembro de la facción de La Raza. En 1954 pintó un retrato con el marxista Stalin. Su esposo, Rivera, intentó promocionarla, pero debido a los fracasos de sus exposiciones de arte en Nueva York, Francia y México, odiaba a los tres países, pero sentía especial envidia del éxito en Estados Unidos. Fue un fracaso financiero de por vida y nunca ganó dinero con su arte. Sus pinturas eran antimaternidad. El gobierno mexicano le encargó dos murales que eran tan malos que fueron destruidos. Defendía el suicidio. Su último dibujo fue un ángel negro, su Ángel de la Muerte. Lo acompañó con sus últimas palabras: “Espero alegremente la salida, y espero no volver jamás. Frida”.
¿Cómo se le ocurre a alguien, en cualquier lugar, siquiera pensar en colgar algo suyo en su pared? Una persona repugnante. -En la noche del 13 de julio, el cuerpo de Kahlo fue llevado al Palacio de Bellas Artes, donde permaneció en capilla ardiente bajo una bandera comunista.

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By: Leslie Bailey https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26964 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:17:21 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26964 Loved this, Bethany! What a fascinating artistic time in Mexico. Have you heard of an artist I call “surrealist-adjacent”- Gunther Gerzso? Born in Mexico but hung out with these folks. Maybe a story idea for a future article?

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By: Lily https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26963 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:12:30 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26963 Thank you Bethany for your wonderful article. It was truly interesting.
Muchas gracias to the Mexico NewsDaily for providing these great Mexican history stories for us to learn from and enjoy

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By: Lily https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/why-surrealist-refugees-fled-europe-for-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-26962 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:10:48 +0000 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=622863#comment-26962 Thank you Bethany for your wonderful article. It was truly interesting.
Muchas gracias to the Mexico NewsDaily for providing these great Mexican history stories for us to learn from and enjoy.

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