The Art of Barbie

Last summer my parents gave Kira a really awesome book. (Well, *I* think it's awesome.) It's called The Art of Barbie: Artists Celebrate the World's Favorite Doll. (edited by Craig Yoe) The cover is a piece by Andy Warhol.



There are some terrific pieces in here. You've seen Nude Descending a Staircase? Well, here's Marian Jones's interpretation of Nude Barbie Descending a Staircase:



We have Barbie at the Beach:



Barbie and What's His Name Get Married (sometimes the title alone was enough for me to love it):



In a tribute to some truly fine cinema, we have Attack of the 50-Foot Barbie:



A personal favorite:



Vidal Sassoon got into the act with Good Hair Day:



I actually really like this interpretation of the myth of Daphne (who was turned into a laurel tree to escape the amorous attentions of Apollo) in Daphne Barbie:



And Willow, here's one just for you:



Some others I didn't include in my first round of pictures include a photo of Claudia Schiffer as Wanna-B, Barbie digitally inserted into Edward Hopper's Nighthawks painting, Barbie on the walls of the caves at Lascaux. Even Frederick's of Hollywood threw a little something in, although truthfully that one didn't look a heck of a lot different from the tarty way Barbie dresses anyway.

Anyway, this is just one more of my many ways to avoid what I should be doing, namely housework. Having now successfully delayed said chores until 12:30, it's time for lunch. mk