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.

NYDB (Not Your Daughter's Barbie)

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle II by Kati Heljakka

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle II

Barbiefly (close-up)

He Said Yes

All-Barbie Centaur Dance Ensemble--Eiffelle

Two girls the way you imagined them

As Is #177

Dead in a Shoe

Tay Tay

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

Barbie holds hands photograph AS Is Dana Davis photograph

As Is #183

Beka Brayer

Take My Hand

Belle Naturelle BW by Kati Heljakka

BlackWhite Belle Naturelle

Saint Wilgefortis

Incarcerated Barbi

Frosted American Royalty Barbie

Vanilla Petal Cake, Whitney II

Frosted American Royalty Barbie

Buttercream Ballet Cake, Stacie V

As Is Barbie dark whimsy Dana Davis Photograph

As Is #198

Down In The Valley of HeartBreak

"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"

As Is 169

Saint Lucy

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

Pegasus Rescue of "The Angel of Good Intent"

Belle Naturelle by Kati Heljakka

Belle Naturelle

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

Barbie photograph thrift store photograph dark whimsy

As Is #180

Bondage Barbi

Frosted American Royalty Barbie

Vintage Lunar Gold, Stacie VI

Hillbilly Barbi

Pregnant Cheerleader Barbi

Pinhead

Hellraiser Pinhead Barbie

marie de sade

Marie De Sade

Barbie's Bad Dream

A Girl's Best Friend

Saint Appolonia

Eating Disorder Barbi

Octomom Barbi

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