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barbie turns 50
barbie's body has come under criticism for offering
girls unrealistic expectations of womanhood, and even for
inspiring eating disorders and related pathologies.
barbie performed an array of powerful careers, has a closet
full of couture, a doting metrosexual boyfriend and very little
pressure to marry and procreate. that's why barbie looks pretty
good, for a woman of a certain age. for the 50th anniversary of
barbie, designboom presents a snapshot report with over 100
images of the making of barbie, from a designer's point of view.
barbie recreations of art classics
from bob dylan and marilyn monroe to nefertiti and mona lisa, barbie sits as the model for a photographic and graphic series that juxtaposes modern and antiquated standards of beauty.
mariel clayton: doll photographer with a subv
illustrating the more sinister side of barbie's picturesque life, the collection of photographs depict the doll as an aggressor of a number of gory scenarios, often as on-and-off-again boyfriend ken as the victim.
michael schoner: coathanger chopper
the clothes hanger moves through out the space, controlled by radio and propelled by two computer fans.
little red house in nolita
the six story brick building, originally used as a 19th century carriage factory, has been reinvented as a minimalistic and mod...
starry night interactive anima
translating the artist's paint daubs into particles governed by fluid dynamics, petros vrellis has created an interactive anima...
inga sempé: stockholm f
within the airy structure, the french designer has created the feeling of a large, open space apartment, furnished in a way tha...
RENAULT 4 ever behind-the-scenes
'horsey' by eungi kim
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