You are Frida wandering around the city
The family of the famous and brilliant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo recently arrived in NYC. They also opened a new museum in her honor (Museo Casa Kahlo) in Mexico City.
Frida Kahlo, a descendant of her late great-aunt — also named Frida — and whose English is perfect, told me shortly after arriving Tuesday night that in the 1930s Frida and Diego visited here as guests of patron John D. Rockefeller Jr., who helped launch their NYC artworks. Last year, Stephen Schwarzman and family – their apartment is a former Rockefeller residence – hosted the Kahlos to launch a new foundation for the Kahlo family. Rick Miramontez is the chairman.
“This is the third time we are here,” said Frida. The family will attend the opening night of the new Metropolitan Opera. So what do you think of Frida as the subject of a grand opera? “We are all happy.”
So what is he carrying besides what he hopes to take home to us?
“We have traditions. We bring Mexican designer jewelry, Mexican designer clothes. We are here as a family. Talking about Frida’s secret art collection despite any public pressure. Frida Kahlo’s star – her biggest collection – is secret. And in Mexico. Now there is a debate, public pressure for the government to intervene.
“We are here until Saturday. We will have lunch, go to schools, attend the opera, visit museums, see culture, the opera, the Frick, Central Park. In his day, his paintings were worth $ 200,000. We are proud of his success. The government wants Spain to show the paintings. Despite the controversy, we even present the book ‘Frida’. His voice. A different story.
“We want the whole world to appreciate this. If Frida were here today, imagine what she would say about her paintings now selling for $56 million.”
My mother is always the head of the class
Karen Aronian is an educator, former NYC public school teacher and college professor. He will promise me that he will not correct my English.
“I am an educational designer. I have created suitable places for learning and playing for schools, tourists, families. I look for spaces about how that place can nurture and increase the learning and creativity of a child.
“The problems usually come from the parents.” Home space. . . it includes genetics, condition, environment.
“Kids today are rude, they’re rude, they don’t care about school or their friends. We’re a collection of all the parents before us – and all our generations. That’s my DNA. So if I’m wrong – the next day I make sure what my intentions are. I have a 16-year-old in high school, and we have a new college student.
“We always do regular course adjustments. Even when things go wrong. Find other options immediately. Take it out for a while, homeschool, try a learning center near you until you find what’s best. I changed my children’s schools. Parents who are dealing with schools need to change.”
“I love Maria Montessori because she saw the whole child. They have their little broom. They know they are capable, they are capable. Set expectations and goals for yourself as a mother, parent, guardian. You have a checklist. You won’t hit it every day, but you go back to your plan the next day.
“Today, we have different opinions, we don’t even have a national curriculum for many subjects, but parents really know what is best for their children.
“You want your children to have faith-based learning, go for it. You want your children to do forest school, do that. Get involved, make them better.
“Take action. Never rely on school to create your child. Because in fact, you will always balance what they don’t get there. For example, my children were in different areas of school and whatever they did in any school, I probably did the opposite at home to balance and strengthen enrichment.
“If I hear that the work is too difficult, I make sure that I give them outdoor education. I explore in the woods, I make a garden, I don’t rely on the vending machine.”
I’ve been told that of all the exciting things going on in New York, new music will be written especially for the upcoming ophthalmologist convention. Title: “Oh, Glaucoma!”
Oh, don’t make me mad, it’s only New York, kids, it’s only New York.
