
I spotted this Frida Kahlo mural overlooking the crowded streets last Thursday on Alberta. While this Frida reproduction may have a bit more bemusement in her face than the original, even a slight “Mona Lisa” smile, I think Frida would approve given its context. Alberta street last thursday is a parade of the abnormal, a circus of the arts, a festival for the underground. Only in this parade you walk slowly past as the sidewalk entertainment delights. It is truly a celebration of all that is Portland. A Portland shelled of its Pearl District overcoat, exposed at its hippie, salt of the earth core. All the while Frida keeps a watchful eye on the colorful menagerie, I suspect these are her type of people.
