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Plastic Princess: Barbie as ArtNovember 11 – February 7, 2006 Tula Asselanis, I, Doll: The Unauthorized Biography of America's 11 1/2" Sweetheart, 1996, video still  Pia Schachter, Bulimia, 2001, c-print  Cynthia von Buhler, Mirror, Mirror on The Wall , 2005, mixed media  Gwendolyn Holbrow, Keep It Clean, 2003, mixed media  Joe Gibbons, Barbie's Audition, 1995, video still  Todd Haynes, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, 1987, video still  Jeffrey Heyne, Barbie with O-Rings, No, 2, 2004, toned silver print, resin on aluminum  Kathleen Bitetti, Royal Traveler: The Barbie Project, 2005, mixed media  Leika Akiyama, Bubbles, Bubbles Bubblicious: A collection of Dreamy Zen Mandalas; The Barbie Edition, 2005, mixed media  Richard Leonard, The Mother of All Barbies, 2005, mixed media  Tom Forsythe, Malted Barbie , 1997, c-print  Crudo, Scene from a Virtual Movie: Ken's Fantasy I, 2002, gelatin silver print A multifaceted exhibition that showcases visual, performance and new media artists whose work features one of our most potent and long-lasting (pop-) cultural icons: Barbie®. It examines the impact of the so-called plastic princess on our culture within the contexts of feminism, gay culture, gender issues, and the use of a commercial symbol and product for purposes of artistic expression. Artists included are: Leika Akiyama, Kathleen Bitetti, Linda Carney-Goodrich, Crudo, Tom Forsythe, Joe Gibbons, Todd Haynes, Jeffrey P. Heyne, Gwendolyn Holbrow, Richard Leonard, Pia Schachter and Cynthia von Buhler. |
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