The museums in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton exhibit exhibitions of Mexican artists and Peruvian ceramics and gold and silver jewelry.

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West Palm Beach, Florida — Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera — tortured lovers and heavyweight Mexican artists — are together again. This time it was at the museum in West Palm Beach.

Their paintings, a batch of photos, and reproductions of Rivera's murals are part of two Latin American art exhibitions, which create an elegant rhythmic change compared to most of the contemporary works at Art Basel Miami Beach this year.

The Frida and Diego exhibition at the Norton Museum of Art captures part of the Mexican modernist movement from the 1920s to the 1950s. The museum’s curator Ghislain d’Humierès says this adds another to Norton’s permanent collection of American and European modernism. Dimensions.

A little down the coast, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is exhibiting "Machu Picchu and Peru’s Golden Empire", a dazzling series of gold and silver ornaments, ceramic pots and bowls, many of which date back to Thousands of years ago.

According to Andrew James Hamilton, curator of the Art Institute of Chicago, these 192 works are the best example of pre-Columbian art. "This is cream," he said in an interview. "Museums all over the world are constantly trying to lend these works."

The exhibition is staged like a theatrical performance, with dramatic lighting, sparkling crystal glass display cabinets and virtual reality functions. It will take you to jump, jump, and ride on the magic carpet of the roofless ruins of the Inca castle.

West Palm Beach and Boca Raton are very close to the Art Basel headquarters in Miami Beach, and there are many things to do overnight.

The exhibition is a traveling exhibition. The Frida and Diego show was recently held in Denver. The pre-Columbian exhibition was exhibited for the first time in Boca Raton and will travel to Europe in the spring.

When you enter their wing in Norton, you will be impressed by the intensity of the Frida and Diego exhibition. They stared out from a 1934 grainy black-and-white photo from the floor-to-ceiling explosion, almost but not completely face to face, Frida in front, and Diego with those irresistible eyes. Staring at her.

As a muralist and painter 20 years older than her, she admires his swagger and praise. He saw her talent. They caught fire, received political accusations, and saw a better Mexico in communism. They tell each other that marriage will not shut them out.

But it has been difficult along the way. He slept with her sister. She slept with their friend Leon Trotsky. They divorced, remarried and stayed together until Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47. Three years later, he left.

She drew bright portraits, many of which were herself. She drew him. He painted her. He put her in the mural and handed out rifles. His lighter hands sprayed calla lilies and sunflowers, softening the harsh contours of country life.

The Nortons showed their 29 paintings and 3 lithographs, 20 contemporary paintings, and 90 photos. Two of hers are by Rivera and five of them are by one of her lover Nicolas Murray. The other nine are by her father Guillermo Carlo, a professional photographer. Two photos show her in an open coffin at the funeral in Mexico City.

In a self-portrait titled "Diego in My Heart", Carlo placed a small portrait of Rivera on her forehead and framed her face with a tightly oval pleated white lace. It is covered with slender, angled, and undulating nerve lines, which suggests, perhaps, a broken mirror or a nervous nerve.

"There is a lot of energy there," said Ellen E. Roberts, one of the senior curators at the Norton Museum.

The pre-Columbian exhibition in Boca Raton opened with the oldest work, a ceramic pot representing the head of a respected shaman. It, like all other works, was excavated from the tomb. It comes from the Cupisnique culture 2,000 to 3,000 years ago.

Pave the way. Frida Kahlo is internationally renowned for the emotional intensity of his work. But she is not the only Latin American woman who has left her mark on the art world. Here are four more to know:

1. Lucita Hurtado. For many years, Hurtado has been working in the shadow of her husband and more famous peers. Her paintings emphasize the interconnection between all creatures, and it was not until her later years that she was recognized by the art world.

2. Belkis Ayon. As a Cuban printmaker, Ayón is a master of collage art. She works almost exclusively in black, white and gray. She uses her art to focus on a secret religious brotherhood, exploring the themes of humanity and spirituality.

3. Anna Mendieta. Mendieta's art is sometimes violent, usually unapologetic feminism, and usually primitive. She incorporates natural materials such as blood, soil, water and fire, and showcases her work through photography, film and live performances.

4. Remedios Varro. Although she was born in Spain, Varo's work has an indelible connection with Mexico, where she immigrated to during World War II. Her painting style is exquisite and delicate, reminiscent of Renaissance art, but her dreamlike paintings have otherworldly tones.

The usher in a bright yellow jersey started a four-minute video tour of the museum, showing the historical background. The side curtain rises and the exhibition unfolds.

The dimly colored spotlights create a feeling of darkness, focusing attention on the cultural relics, which are placed individually or in groups in special, tall, angular glass cabinets. These objects sparkle in the tiny, precise LED spotlight beam embedded in the top of the box.

A stunning set of golden funeral decorations is set on the skeletal mannequin to make you stop: a huge, hot bra, a shiny crown and shiny round ear discs.

"You will feel the power of each item," said Michelle Feuer, a director of a technology startup in West Palm Beach, after spending part of an afternoon absorbing pre-Columbian art.

The exhibition is a natural, one-to-two combination. Both are vigorously developing digital advertising. Nikos Sotirhos, a robotics expert in Fort Lauderdale, received an email promoting the Machu Picchu show while he was busy participating in the Frida and Diego show. On the spot, he and his wife Alexandra Carava decided to go to Boca Raton.

In the West Palm Beach exhibition, Carlo is by far the biggest attraction. "Diego is part of the story," said Jay Stollman, a musician from Stewart, north of West Palm Beach, at the end of his visit to the show. "But I think Frida is indeed the headline news."