On and off the Walls

Courtesy of High Museum of Art staff

A PLACE TO ESCAPE AND MEDITATE AT THE HIGH

The High Museum of Art’s blockbuster show Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting is filled with explosive color, movement, and ideas, inspiring Sarah Schleuning, the curator of decorative arts and design at the High, to do something more cerebral. To that end, the museum asked two up-and-coming Mexican designers to create two reading rooms where visitors can retreat, reflect, and think about the art they’ve been viewing. Héctor Esrawe (an industrial designer celebrated for his furniture, interiors, and products) and Ignacio Cadena used the vivid colors associated with Frieda Kahlo and Diego Rivera to create a red room and a yellow room that at once soothe and stimulate—and inspire. high.org