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Boy thrown from balcony of Tate Modern has smile back after leaving hospital, say family

The young boy was thrown 100ft off the Tate Modern balcony while on holiday in London

Evening Standard

Family of boy thrown 100ft from Tate Modern balcony share update on his health

The French child was left with life-changing injuries after being attacked by Jonty Bravery in 2019

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on a new director at Tate: an old institution must tackle fresh issues

Editorial: A decline in visitor numbers, staff strikes and budget cuts – Jessica Morgan faces many challenges as she takes on the biggest job in the British arts scene

The Guardian - UK

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My advice to new Tate director – show us more art

Brief letters: Empty galleries | Cooking real food | Enigma of Alan Turing | DIY desperation | Futility rooms

The Guardian - UK

Jessica Morgan named as new director of the Tate

The 57-year-old will succeed Maria Balshaw in the role.

Evening Standard

Tate desperately needs a radical overhaul – but will its new director really be an agent of change?

From over-hyped shows to the woeful Turner prize, this huge institution has been beset by problems – yet new boss Jessica Morgan seems too much like a safe pair of hands to shake things up

The Guardian - UK

Jessica Morgan named new Tate director – with ‘big pay cut’ to take job

Clear frontrunner leaves lucrative role at New York’s Dia Art Foundation to join UK arts organisation at critical juncture

The Guardian - UK

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Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern: A triumphant tribute to a neglected visionary

5/5 This retrospective of the Cuban-American artist is a revelation

Evening Standard

Ana Mendieta review – were she still alive she’d be at the forefront of art in this century

This exhibition makes nothing of the Cuban-American artist’s controversial death – instead it focuses on the astounding way she left an imprint of herself on the earth using blood, feathers and gunpowder

The Guardian - UK

Gracie Abrams, 'The Odyssey' and silhouettes: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe

From Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' and Gracie Abrams' third album to the Tate Modern showcasing the works of influential Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta - here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews

Feathered frolics, webcam landscapes and The Hay Wain – the week in art

Tate Modern hosts a major exhibition of Ana Mendieta, Constable turns 250 and the accidental beauty captured by unattended online cameras – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Exploring Mexico City in the footsteps of Frida Kahlo

TRAVEL FOCUS: While this summer’s big Frida Kahlo exhibition runs at Tate Modern, a pilgrimage to the artist’s homeland to visit her former residences, studio and dedicated museums allows Sara Darling to truly appreciate the artist’s ongoing significance

The Independent UK

What would Frida think about today’s kitsch Kahlomania?

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial about the artist’s legacy and the impact of the Tate Modern’s blockbuster exhibition

The Guardian - UK

We’re always trying to save Frida Kahlo from commodification – just ask Salma Hayek

ART: Battles have long raged over how the Mexican artist should be represented in the public sphere. As Tate Modern unveils a new exhibition showcasing (some of) her work and the many products that have made her ‘a global brand’, Adam White looks back at the disturbing making of the…

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Frida Kahlo the icon: a thin line between canonisation and commercialisation

Editorial: The Mexican artist’s legacy is far greater than the kitsch. She is a much loved symbol of rebellion and resilience

France 24

Frida Kahlo: London exhibit sheds light on troubled life of Mexican artist

In this edition, we look at Tate Modern's exhibition dedicated to Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It displays her famous self-portraits and works by other artists who were influenced by her. Also: French World Cup fans go crazy for Panini sticker albums as newsstands experience shortages. Meanwhile, the Ghanaian music genre…

Evening Standard

Frida: The Making of an Icon review: Where is Kahlo among all this Fridamania?

3/5 With so few of Frida Kahlo’s paintings on show at the blockbuster Tate Modern exhibition, visitors might feel short-changed, writes Anny Shaw

The Guardian - UK

‘Rude, heavy-drinking and a committed communist’: the Frida Kahlo you can’t buy in the gift shop

The artist’s likeness has become a symbol of resistance and heroism – but the truth is more complicated. As a major exhibition opens in London, has brand Frida obscured the real Kahlo?

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The Conversation

Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern: how a radical artist became a global icon

Frida: The Making of an Icon at Tate Modern is the first major interrogation of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s legacy in London for 25 years. It already has more advance sales than any exhibition in Tate history.

The Guardian - UK

Frida: The Making of an Icon review – forget her iconic status, just show us more of her art

Frida Kahlo took self-portraiture to new levels of interior revelation and her work takes you deep into her mystery. So why is this show padded out with responses by lesser artists?

Euronews

Supergirl, Frida Kahlo and dragons: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe

A major new Frida Kahlo exhibition arrives in London, Supergirl blasts onto the big screen, and House of the Dragon returns for a third season. Here's what to look out for this week.

The Guardian - UK

Reports of the blockbuster exhibition’s death are premature as Tate’s Kahlo show breaks ticket record

Recent Van Gogh show was National Gallery’s most popular ever and British Museum gears up for arrival of Bayeux tapestry

The Guardian - UK

Fabulous Frida, classic Constable and a Cornish welcome for Kasuba – the week in art

Tate Modern celebrates everything Kahlo, the British Museum marks John Constable’s 250th birthday, while Claydon prepares for an invasion

The Guardian - UK

Win a Tate membership, Tracey Emin merch and more

Enter our competition to snag lunch for two, an arty blanket and a year of free Tate entry as part of our partnership with Tate for Emin’s A Second Life exhibition

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Julio Le Parc review – as if Bridget Riley had opened a riotous funfair

The late artist found his calling in febrile 1960s Paris and this exhibition is imbued with an anarchist spirit – you can even spin the paintings!

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