The 31 Women

Sharpie-ing the 31 women artists of Peggy Guggenheim's visionary 1943 Exhibition By 31 Women into history.

17/06/2026

Before she became an icon, Frida Kahlo was redefining what it meant to be yourself 🎨⁠
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A bisexual artist whose life challenged convention, Frida Kahlo explored identity, independence, and self-expression through some of the twentieth century's most recognizable works!⁠
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Her contribution to Exhibition by 31 Women, "Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair" (1940), remains one of her most powerful explorations of gender, autonomy, and identity 💇🏽‍♀️⁠
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Kahlo's influence is at an all-time high! Catch her front & center in the MoMA's exhibition "Frida and Diego: The Last Dream," featuring a work on loan from !⁠
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Through her lens, identity wasn't something to hide—it was something to create 🌈 ⁠
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17/06/2026

Dozens of tiny details. One extraordinary painting.⁠
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Check out this Untitled Maria Helena Vieira da Silva masterpiece circa 1949! ➡️⁠
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Known for compositions that blur the boundaries between cityscapes, interiors, and imagination, Viera da Silva created abstract paintings that reveal something new with every glance 🔎 What did you see first?⁠
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13/06/2026

A toast to Maria Helena Vieira da Silva on her birthday! 🥂✨ (1908–1992)⁠
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Known for paintings that blur the line between reality and imagination, Vieira da Silva spent her career creating with movement, mystery, and endless discovery 🎨⁠
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After leaving Lisbon for Paris as a young artist, she forged a path that would make her one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century abstraction!⁠
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Her innovative vision earned acclaim around the world 🌍️ In 1966, she became the first woman to receive France's Grand Prix National des Arts 👏⁠
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Here's to an artist whose work continues to inspire us to look a little closer. Happy Birthday, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva! 🎉⁠
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11/06/2026

Celebrating Leonora Carrington and the artistic community that helped shape her remarkable career 🇲🇽⁠
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After World War II upended her life and led her to flee Europe, Carrington found refuge in Mexico City, where she became part of a vibrant community of expatriate artists 🖌️⁠
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Alongside Remedios Varo and Kati Horna, she formed lasting friendships with a chosen family of creatives who inspired, supported, and created together 🎨⁠
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Mexico became Carrington's home for the rest of her life, offering the freedom, community, and artistic environment where she flourished as one of the twentieth century's most celebrated Surrealist artists ✨⁠
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Watch her remarkable story unfold on screen in LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT 🎬⁠
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📸 Leonora Carrington modeling for an advertisement poster⁠
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10/06/2026

Some artists create art. Others become it ✨⁠
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As part of our Pride Month celebration , we're spotlighting Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: an artist, poet, and performer whose radical self-expression made her one of the most unforgettable figures of the avant-garde!⁠
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Her work was featured in Peggy Guggenheim's Exhibition by 31 Women in 1943 and remains part of today, ensuring her contributions to art history are not forgotten ✍️⁠
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Follow along as we continue celebrating the artists of throughout Pride Month! 🌈

05/06/2026

One last gathering in a very special space 🥺🥂⁠
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Thank you to everyone who joined us to bid farewell to Art of This Century and celebrate the architecture, history, and community that made this chapter so meaningful.⁠
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We gave this space a stylish sendoff and left with plenty of momentum for what comes next ✨ Cheers to Art of This Century!⁠
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📸 Fred Marcus Studio

03/06/2026

This Pride Month, we’re looking through her lens to celebrate individuality, self-expression, and life beyond expectation 🏳️‍🌈⁠
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Meet Djuna Barnes, a writer and artist whose work challenged convention long before the world was ready for it!⁠
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From documenting le***an salon culture in 1920s Paris to exploring identity and desire in her landmark novel "Nightwood," Barnes's work helped shape the future of q***r modernist literature 📚️⁠
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Her illustration, "Portrait of Alice," was included in Peggy Guggenheim’s Exhibition by 31 Women in 1943, alongside artists redefining both art and identity for generations to come.⁠
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Stay tuned this month as we celebrate with pride! 🌈⁠
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28/05/2026

Last chance to step into Sonja Sekula’s world! 📣⁠
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“Unruly Lines: The Art of Sonja Sekula” at the Grinnell College Museum of Art offers a closer look at the artist’s fearless experimentation, layered creative practice, and enduring influence across modern art movements.⁠
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Featuring two works on loan from , we’re proud to support an exhibition that deepens the conversation around Sekula’s life, work, and legacy!⁠
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Be sure to experience Unruly Lines before the exhibition closes on May 31st! 🎉⁠
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26/05/2026

Suzy Frelinghuysen (1911–1988) moved seamlessly between abstract art and opera ✨️🎤⁠
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A key figure in American modernism, she blended cubist forms with unexpected materials, creating compositions that feel both rhythmic & refined!⁠
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Cubism, collage, opera… Suzy did it all 👏⁠
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