Pentagram partner Eddie Opara's designs for Frida Kahlo show catalogue

Date
26 May 2015

While there’s no shortage of Pentagram projects on It’s Nice That, a partner whose work we don’t show too often is Eddie Opara. We’re not sure why, but remedying that we bring you this lovely project from Eddie and his team in the form of the catalogue for Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art. Showing the famously monobrowed mistress of 20th Century painting and her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera and letting the imagery speak for itself, the design is simple, strong and confident, using a bright blue for the book’s spine inspired by Casa Azul, the couple’s home in Mexico City. Elsewhere the palette draws on the colours of Mexican folk art, while the striking large portraits on the front and back covers look to “position the pair as icons,” according to Pentagram. The catalogue accompanies an exhibition entitled Kahlo, Rivera and Mexican Modern Art, currently on show at the Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Eddie Opara: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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