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News & Current Events Apr 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain

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Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain
the Guardian
Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain
Cultural figures sign open letter asking government for clarity on how long landmark collection will remain abroad
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BaeIz Apr 5, 2026 +58
If it was touring to raise money that’s one thing but to hold? Frida would be livid.
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cemetarydj92 Apr 5, 2026 +65
Just saw this collection at the Mexico Museum of Modern Art and they were beautiful. They don’t belong to anyone else but the Mexican people and I think they should stay here. If Europeans wanna see them so bad come to Mexico and make the effort.
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Ohthatsnotgood Apr 6, 2026 +18
> They don’t belong to anyone else but the Mexican people This a part of the collection that was amassed by Jacques and Natasha Gelman, prominent Russian-Jewish art collectors, which was recently bought by the Zambrano family in 2023 and is currently managed by the Fundación Banco Santander. Mexican laws prohibit their movement but legally they do belong to someone.
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__MeatyClackers__ Apr 5, 2026 +82
Or, you know, like most highly appreciated artworks, they can tour them occasionally.
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Unleashtheducks Apr 5, 2026 +21
Not counting this dumbass, the actual article is about how it is unclear whether the Spanish museum will hold them indefinitely
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Fallouttgrrl Apr 6, 2026 +7
But Spain would *surely* respect Mexico's request to return important pieces of art and culture, right?  /s
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cemetarydj92 Apr 5, 2026 -16
Can’t trust the Europeans to give back cultural artifacts lol
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ColonelGray89 Apr 5, 2026 +19
When has a country held and keep a piece of art that's on tour? Genuinely curious if this is a thing that happens.
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curious-flaps-2020 Apr 5, 2026 -79
We want to see them without risking our lives visiting the third world.
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cemetarydj92 Apr 5, 2026 +26
Imagine thinking going to Mexico City is “3rd world” lmaooo pendejo
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Kalorama_Master Apr 6, 2026 -21
Well, unless Mexico was part of NATO, it is a “third-world” country. First World: US Aligned (NATO) capitalist countries Second World: Warsaw communist countries Third world: the rest
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MrArchivity Apr 6, 2026
It doesn’t work like that anymore…
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Kalorama_Master Apr 6, 2026 -2
Are you sure? Why don’t you google the origin of the name? I used to work at the IFC where the term was coined
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MrArchivity Apr 6, 2026 +2
Then why is Austria a first-world country while not in NATO? What you think about are the definitions during the Cold War coined in 1952 by Alfred Sauvy. The IFC itself replaced that outdated framing.
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BallDesperate2140 Apr 5, 2026 +14
Good lord that was out of touch
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gwynnegr Apr 5, 2026 +14
Dumbass
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Kalorama_Master Apr 6, 2026 -1
I’m not saying it’s right or wrong, valid or invalid, or if the categorization meet MECE MBB criteria. People are butthurt and have no idea why or if they should.
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deedee2148 Apr 5, 2026 -9
Instead of getting mad with Spain perhaps Mexico should be looking inward at the Mexicans that seems fine with this and signed off on this deal to occur. 
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RincewindsPotato Apr 5, 2026 +21
That's literally what it says they're doing in the second paragraph of the article.
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