The Art of Barbie shows what happens when you ask the leading lights of fashion, art and photography to create their interpretation of Barbie - the original supermodel - for her 40th anniversary and the new millennium.
[...] The creations from the like of Versace, Prada, Jasper Conran, David Bailey, Mario Testino and Antony Gormley, wigh will be sold to raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation, see Barbie in bubblegum pink boots and sequinned gowns, bungee jumping and locked in concrete. To fans who have watched her mirror the changing trends over the decades, and for the followers of contemporary art and fashion, these contrasting images show the Barbie doll as an eternal source of inspiration. [Fonte: editore]