Should Barbie Sink Or Swim?

“Should Barbie Sink or Swim?”

WHO:
Daena Title -- artist of the “Drown the Dolls” art exhibition at the Koplin Del Rio gallery in Culver City.

WHAT: The community is invited to share their insights and personal stories about “Barbie” the 51 year old icon that women hate to love and love to hate. Come hear a panel of experts for an open discussion with Ms. Magazine scholars/bloggers Melanie Klein, Natalie Wilson, Elline Lipkin; actress Beth Grant; first-ever voice of Spanish Barbie Marabina Jaimes; and “Drown the Dolls” artist Daena Title.

WHERE:
Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 6031 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

WHEN:
Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM

WHY:
There’s a culture war being fought over Barbie’s plastic body in Culver City and in the blogoshpere inspired by Daena Title’s controversial art show “Drown the Dolls” at Koplin Del Rio. The “Should Barbie Sink or Swim?” panel event will encourage the community to participate in the intriguing discussion about the art exhibition. Does Title’s work empower women or perpetuate violence against them? Does Barbie present “suffocating ideals of feminine beauty”? Perhaps it is another case in which “radical feminism which has been attempting to rob every woman of her femininity, marriage and a womb for the past 50 years is the real threat to women, not Barbie”. Viewers can use their unique experiences with Barbie to interpret the paintings in their own way.

PRESS INQUIRIES AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:
Ms. Title along with womens’ studies scholars and actress Beth Grant will be available for interviews at the event.

ABOUT DAENA TITLE:
Daena Title was born in Manhattan in 1957 and was raised in Long Island, New York. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and in Theatre Studies from Wellesley College in 1979, and lived in Manhattan until 1991. Title currently resides in Los Angeles and has shown her work in gallery and museum spaces since 1998, including recent group exhibitions at the Torrance Art Museum and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. She has received critical praise for past solo exhibitions from the Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly, among other publications. Title’s artwork resides in a number of prominent private collections.

CONTACT:
Big Imagination Group
Rachel McCullough
3603 Hayden Avenue
Culver City, CA 90232
V 310-204-6100 x10
M 213-713-4333
E cbrooks@bigla.com
F 310-204-6120

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