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.

She Was the Organ Grinders Daughter

Pinhead

Hellraiser Pinhead Barbie

Down In The Valley of HeartBreak

Saint Solange

All-Barbie Centaur Dance Ensemble--Eiffelle

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"

Frosted American Royalty Barbie

Cobalt Lemon Meringue, Janet I

Pinebie 5

Tay Tay

Hillbilly Barbi

Don't Ask Don't tell Kenn

Belle Naturelle by Kati Heljakka

Belle Naturelle

Barbie's Bad Dream

"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"

DUI Kenn

Saint Lucy

ghost barbie

Ghost

Octomom Barbi

Beka Brayer

Take My Hand

Hung Over Black-out Barbi

On the Rose

Saint Wilgefortis

The Best Balloon Floated Away, Stacie II

Incarcerated Barbi

Barbiedrion

Barbie photograph thrift store photograph dark whimsy

As Is #180

Flamingo

Frosted American Royalty Barbie

Vintage Lunar Gold, Stacie VI

As Is Found dolls photograhed in the thrift store bags they come in.

As Is #168

Barbie holds hands photograph AS Is Dana Davis photograph

As Is #183

Pinebie 4

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

Belle Naturelle BW by Kati Heljakka

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle

Portrait of Barbie's Secret Family (or, 4th gen B)

As Is Barbie dark whimsy Dana Davis Photograph

As Is #198

Lady Luck

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