News
Barbie Movie Memes Are High Camp and We're Here For It
There's room for everyone in Barbie's world, from Flavor Flav to the cast of Succession.
Barbie dolls
In Brief
A New Barbie Doll Channels Andy Warhol
Leave it to Mattel, the maker of the Barbie doll, to fulfill Andy Warhol's famous wish to be plastic.
News
No False I-Dolls: Religious Barbie Show Ken't Go On
Two Argentinian artists are facing vehement criticism for creating Barbie dolls inspired by religious figures, and the Buenos Aires gallery planning to exhibit them has cancelled the show ahead of its opening.
Opinion
Deconstructing Barbie's Disproportion
The blogosphere and the mainstream media have exploded this week over the story of artist Nickolay Lamm, who used 3-D modeling and Photoshop to create a "normal"-looking Barbie. But lest we forget, the fact of Barbie's ridiculous proportions is not news.
Opinion
5 Art-inspired Barbie Dolls We Want to See
You may have heard that Mattel has launched its new Museum Collection of Barbie dolls. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night," Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Block-Bauer I," these dolls, which are part of a brand cherished by children the world over, are