2013

Altered Barbie Exhibition

AlteredBarbie 2013 is in its 11th year and is taking place in the mission at Shotwell 50 Inc., 50 Shotwell Street, San Francisco.

Barbie and Ken icons who represent modernity fitting for plastic dolls have everything a person could desire. They have multiple careers, vacations, the man, the woman, the divorce, the family, the cars, the houses, all that stuff, all those outfits, all those shoes! and the time and money to buy it all. It is a corporate forced lifestyle based on having things and accomplishments. This is grotesque in all its perfect superficiality and yet Barbie (& Ken) are beautiful and ideals we all secretly try to emulate. These icons are so powerful they strike a chord with almost every little girl, boy, woman and man in the world regardless of economic status or color.

Barbie's Bad Dream

Lady Luck

Belle Naturelle BW by Kati Heljakka

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle

Trophy Wife Barbi

Barbie photograph thrift store photograph dark whimsy

As Is #180

Octomom Barbi

DUI Kenn

Incarcerated Barbi

She Was the Organ Grinders Daughter

Pinebie 3

Pinebie 4

If Those Legs Could Talk

Tomboy Hair and Primary Colors

Pregnant Cheerleader Barbi

Stripper Barbi's

Tay Tay

On the Rose

NYDB (Not Your Daughter's Barbie)

Pinhead

Hellraiser Pinhead Barbie

Azah wears a "Turkish Coat" of white with silver trim. Her dance attire is a band of ribbon top and a wrap skirt. She looks like a queen with her regal headress and fur neck collar. She also has some bindi adornment, and is naturally constructed of upcycled materials from dancers and barbies.

Diva Dolls "Azah"

Barbie holds hands photograph AS Is Dana Davis photograph

As Is #183

Down In The Valley of HeartBreak

marie de sade

Marie De Sade

Demoralized Hooters Waitress Barbi

Eating Disorder Barbi

Tribal Diva Doll, Nalia is adorned and embellished with hair coiled and coifed, a jingly silver headdress and tribal coin necklace.  Her ethnic choli blouse is almost backless, she has a fringy beaded belly dance belt and flashy deep gold dance pants,  Her face bears tribal markings and she wears wrist gauntlets.

Diva Dolls

Don't Ask Don't tell Kenn

Barbiedrion

"Enat" is indeed a "little fire" with her flaming red hair and upcycled "cabaret" style regalia. she has gilded gold fishnet stockings, gold roman look slippers, Fluffy furry arm bands and headdress and even a gold caberet fan, and tribal makeup

Diva Dolls "Enat"

"Samra" is indeed a "Dark Skinned" beauty. She wears attire of an earthy colored fringed gown, gold edged belt, front and back skirt anels, gold arm bands, and a traditiona stye head wrap fit for a queen. .

Diva Dolls "Samra"

Pinebie 5

As Is Barbie dark whimsy Dana Davis Photograph

As Is #198

Hung Over Black-out Barbi

Bondage Barbi's playset

"Azra" is a "Persian Heroine" and is adorned in lovely headress with jewels and shell pieces, with hair coiled and coifed in American Tribal Style. Colors are soft pink, moss green, seaside teal and shells. She wears a choli top, tribal dance pants, a tassel belt and has a sheer flower wrap as a coverup.  She is stunning indeed.

Diva Dolls "Azra"

Queen Velvet, Skipper I

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