Magazine ideas
I would like it to look like a glossy fashion magazine.

Articles I would like to include

Barbie
Barbie vs (Pammy, Ken?)
Artists who use barbie as a medium or are inspired by Barbie
The 'Ruby' Body Shop campaign

Craft
How to crochet? (with pictures of a crochet workshop i will run next term)
Contact artists who use crochet in their work
Research the knitted wedding

Plastic Surgery
Approach people who have had a boob job and ask them about their motivations
Visit plastic surgery clinics (maybe pose as a customer wanting surgery and record it)
Cindy Jackson

I have been spending my time researching people to contact an sending out emails.

Gallerys (I visited in London this weekend).....

and my findings

KAREN STAMPER
http://karenstamper.co.uk/

I came across Karen at the Prelude art fair in Spitalfields market (http://inspiredartfair.com/home.php)

She includes a manifesto on her website:

I want to make my art accessible without compromising its integrity

I make traditionalist art for a modern society

I'm loathed and inspired by feminism in equal measures

In an ideal society, there would be no need for feminism

Everything's been done already; re-invent, re-cycle, re-juvinate

I want to make a note of this because in a lecture with Simon we were discussing how old fashioned they are, but I think hers is interesting, current and relevant.

CONCRETE HERMIT AND ANTHONY BURRIL

http://anthonyburrill.com/
http://concretehermit.com/

Concrete hermit is a gallery, shop and a studio in East London. Anthony Burrills work is currently showing there and I was struck by his bold images and his use of text.

BLOOMBERGS NEW CONTEMPORARIES 2007

was crap

http://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/index.php?app_year=2007

POP ART PORTRAITS

http://www.npg.org.uk/popart/popart_home.htm

particularly liked that they had a whole section of portraitsof marilyn

WILD STYLES HOT CRAFT
http://www.sesameart.com/

Kate Westerholt's embroideries

LOOP
http://loop.gb.com/
knitting supplies and books

TURNER PRIZE: A RETROSPECTIVE

OTHER STUFF
went to a gallery with loads of spray/stencil art and all they gave me was a tiny piece of paper with their my space page on it and i've lost it :( FOUND IT

http://www.pureevilclothing.com/

Opportunities

http://www.criticalnetwork.co.uk/opportunities.php

Art sparkle, artgos etc

Cosmetic Surgery Websites

http://www.guardian.co.uk/gender/story/0,11812,1569428,00.html

Interesting Guardian article

Barbie Websites

http://home.ica.net/~cowie/fatbarbie1.htm

website exploring different ‘barbie fantasies’x

http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4403040-1.html

aqua sued

http://www.dcolotti.com/theBarbsindex.html

mutilated barbs

http://theotherthomasotter.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/barbie-art-copyright-trademark-parody/

Barbie copyright article

http://www.wbur.org/arts/2006/55245_20060123.asp

Barbie exhibition

http://www.albertcrudo.com/barbie/barbieexhibitfinal.htm

more Barbie exhibition

http://www.strangelove.com/book/chp-5.html

interesting dissertation

http://www.romapavilion.org/artists/Andras_KALLAI.htm

Andras Kallai-Fat Barbie

http://www.anitaroddick.com/readmore.php?sid=13

ruby body shop

Tom Forsythe