Barbie, Barbie, Barbie. The world is abuzz. Past simply “a toy for ladies,” Barbie has been a cultural image for over 60 years. Over the a long time artists have used the doll to evoke, critique and query society at giant. Hyperallergic goes by a few of the historical past of Barbie and artwork:
Hollywood’s remedy of its employees is contrasted by the optimistic — and really pink — cultural second surrounding Mattel’s new movie, largely spurred by the film’s intensive advertising marketing campaign: Excited followers are throwing Barbie-themed events and the Web is flooded with memes. However lengthy earlier than Gerwig took on Barbie, visible artists had been incorporating, critiquing, and reimagining the doll to query gender roles, physique expectations, and double requirements surrounding feminine sexuality.
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