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.

Eye Of the Turtle

Red Shoe

Dead in a Shoe

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle II by Kati Heljakka

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle II

Don't Ask Don't tell Kenn

On the Rose

Queen Velvet, Skipper I

Pinhead

Hellraiser Pinhead Barbie

"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"

Belle Naturelle BW by Kati Heljakka

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle

Pegasus, Barbie, flight out of greed, enlightened, Daniela Haskara

Pegasus Rescue of "The Angel of Good Intent"

Lady Luck

Frosted American Royalty Barbie

Cobalt Lemon Meringue, Janet I

Trophy Wife Barbi

Beka Brayer

Take My Hand

Barbiefly (close-up)

Tay Tay

Hung Over Black-out Barbi

marie de sade

Marie De Sade

Butch Barbi's

Saint Wilgefortis

Mea culpa barbie

Mea Culpa Barbie

Barbie As Is dream of Barbie Dana Davis Photograph

As Is #197

Stripper Barbi's

She Was the Organ Grinders Daughter

Ghetto Girl Barbi's

He Said Yes

All-Barbie Centaur Dance Ensemble--Eiffelle

NYDB (Not Your Daughter's Barbie)

Saint Appolonia

Pregnant Cheerleader Barbi

ghost barbie

Ghost

Saint Barbara

Hillbilly Barbi

Ho Ho Ho's and Pimpin Fun Kenn

Belle Naturelle by Kati Heljakka

Belle Naturelle

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