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March 09, 2009

Happy Birthday, Barbie!

Thank goodness it's a new world order since the days Barbie first showed her face (and tiny waist) in 1959.

Or is it?

With all the racist backlash to the Obama administration via cartoons and conservative show hosts, I wonder? What do you think? Are we post-race, yet?

Below are images of the installation from an exhibition at The Koehnline Museum. Patrick Miceli curated the exhibition asking various artists to design their own Barbie or G.I. Joe. Go to the link to read about the other artists!

Mine is "Invisible Barbie", seen below left.

Posted on March 09, 2009 at 08:47 AM in challenges and solutions |

Tags: art, Barbie, G.I. Joe, Obama, post race

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