Barbie Film Night August 16th

Barbie Film Night August 16th

Hi all,

We will be having a Film Night: August 16th from 5:30 -9:30!!!!

So join us for some popcorn and good company.

Films will include:

All New for this year: "Excerpt" by Sergiu Lupse: http://www.sergiulupse.ro/
this is a beautiful, dark short that explores the humanization of the doll throuugh memory and trauma. As the filmmaker commented:
"I believe our society is built on moral values that are completely wrong. We've built this model of the successful model man and woman, no factors from the outside, no interaction with other people feeling , keeping ourselves safe, just like we're inside a plastic box, a doll, who wants out. I transformed the beautiful and blond Barbie doll into a living human, giving her emotions and memories. Maybe i was trying to relate to my own existence, the way life is always here to surprise you. Trauma is one way of showing one's passage through this life. So i guess Altered Barbie means for me a metamorphosis, a butterfly emerging from it's chrysalis, beginning a new life, starting anew."

"The Tribe"  by  Tiffany Shlain: http://www.tribethefilm.com/index.html
"What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish today? Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film mixes old school narration with a new school visual style. The Tribe weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry to take audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the Jewish people- from Biblical times to present day. By tracing Barbie's history, the film sheds light on what it means to be an American Jew in the 21st Century."
Indiewire's Sundance Critic's Choice
Winner: Best Short Documentary, Nashville Film Festival 2006
Winner: Directors Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival 2006
Winner: Audience Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival 2006
Winner: Best Historical Film, SF Intn'l Women's Film Festival 2006
Winner: Grand Jury Prize, Best Short Doc: Florida Film Festival 2007
Winner: Golden Star Award for Best Documentary Short 2007
Winner: Best Short Documentary: Warsaw Jewish Film Festival 2007

"Barbie Nation,  An Unauthorized Tour, Collectors Edition" by  Susan Stern:
http://www.barbienation.com/bn/synopsis.html
This version has footage  from San Francisco's Altered Barbie  2005.
The new Barbie Nation: Collectors' Edition DVD is now available! Four brand-new extra features explore how Barbie Nation stars Nora & Claire survived playing Barbie as children and what Bratz dolls and Muslim Barbie have done to Mattel's profit margins. There are more Weird Barbies, and a film on Fandom - the world of Barbie collectors. The Barbie Nation Collectors' Edition is closed captioned.

Generations of people are obsessed with Barbie, the world's most popular toy. Journeying from Barbie conventions to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from San Francisco's gay pride parade to Croatia's bunkers, Barbie Nation plumbs the phenomenon of the Barbie doll. Barbie fans, foes, fetishists--and the woman who created Barbie--reveal the history and fantasy behind this 20th century icon.

Since its debut on PBS, Barbie Nation has been sold only at institutional prices. More than 1,000 colleges and universities have acquired it. Now this award-winning film, by investigative reporter-turned-filmmaker Susan Stern, is available for home viewing in a subtitled edition with nine special features.

"How to Make an Altered Barbie" by Michel Fraser about Allie our youngest barbie alterer artist in the show.
And various other films about Barbie that have been entered or produced out of previous years exhibits.

Julie Andersen

Altered Barbie goes LIVE

Altered barbie Interactive is up and running!

Live Recorded Interviews of artists

Thank you PNN for these amazing live interviews at the artist reception with some of the amazing altered barbie artists!!

Second Gala Reception for the Altered Barbie show

The first Artists' Reception and Barbie Ball was such an enormous success that we are having another party!!!!

What: The Second Gala Reception & Barbie Ball:
When: The Second Thursday - August 9th 2007 from 5:30 to 9:30 PM
Where: AgeSong Gallery 580 Hayes St.

Featuring Live performance art by:
The Artist Group San Francisco (TAGsf) which is comprised of world class dancers, emerging choreographers, filmmakers, visual artist and musicians. Our goal is to use the 21st century culture/technology to propel dance forward, still using classical techniques as our foundation.
and Deige and Company will be there with the living interactive boxes.
WHERE: The second Party will take place only at AgeSong Gallery: 580 Hayes St. at Laguna, San Francisco, CA 94102
WHAT ELSE:
Come dressed as your favorite Barbie or Ken and meet the artists who are helping to save the environment. Barbie films to be screened will include "The Tribe" by Tiffany Shlain, "Barbie Nation" the collectors edition by Susan Stern with footage of some of the work entered into Altered Barbie 2005 and "How to Make an Altered Barbie" Michel Fraser's film about Alie Buckner, and this year's all new "Excerpt" by Lupse Sergiu from Romania !!!!

Thank you very much for supporting this event. It's going to be a fabulous experience! The first reception was such a success we are having another!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Stopped by the Second Reception on Thursday

I stopped by the Second Reception on Thursday Night and it was really a warm reception. Barbie was there asking everyone to a party at her place next Sat. Night. It was weird though cuz she kinda had grey hair and was drinking wine form Little Black Dress. Seriously tho, it was the first chance my husband had to see the art and he really enjoyed it. He was transfixed by "The Tribe" which was playing in the back of the gallery. The AgeSong Gallery is such an incredible space, huge and airy and sun-filled. Every time i go by either gallery i notice something i didn't see before. I wish i could have stayed longer but my health pulls me away! and anyway it was our 20th anniversary! kayla garelick daydreaming arts kaylagarelick@mac.com http://daydreamingarts.blogspot.com/

Artists Reception was fantastic!

Hey what a great time we had at the Barbie Ball and the Artists' reception! PNN was there recording the whole thing! We had live music, and performance art by Cherrie Williams ,and a demonstration on how to alter Barbie by Allie Bean, DJ Puss Puss, Howdy! band live performance, PNN live broadcasting of the event, Deige and Company: We are going to have life- sized Barbie boxes which we will be in to begin with...I have someone to introduce us and take "orders"..Then we will mingle and "sell ourselves". we can go back in, and come out of the boxes every once in a while.. boy people loved that. Oh and did you see the gal dressed up Barbie with a bird cage on her head just like the Grunditz art we used on the postcards and poster! She was even all white!!! It was fantastic after all that hard work to see everyone having so much fun kayla garelick daydreaming arts kaylagarelick@mac.com http://daydreamingarts.blogspot.com/

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