Nothing gets your attention quite like the bald head of what was likely once part of what’s euphemistically referred to as a ‘blow-up doll’ peering up at you from a table full of fancy scarves being sold on 6th Avenue. Yes, I just typed that. Originally, I thought this was just a garden-variety mannequin head, which would have been less weird, but the eyes and mouth are much too realistic for that. Creepy, for sure, but an effective retail display nonetheless. After all, Halloween is just around the corner.
During a recent visit to the BrooklynMuseum, I was excited to see that they’ve relocated their rather ad hoc gift shop from a tiny corner tucked away at the front of the lobby to its own main-floor gallery space that is absolutely massive! In the new shop, they have all kinds of very nice but crazy expensive shit that you can spend way too much money on, not the least of which is this Kiki Big Doll oversize plush by Japanese superflat artist Takashi Murakami, who currently has a show at the museum. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: KiKi Big Doll By Takashi Murakami→
In case there was any doubt that pop superstar Taylor Swift has infiltrated every corner and niche of the pop culture universe, now you can make you own tiny crochet doll version of Taylor. So, yay, I guess? Continue reading Yes, It Exists: Taylor Swift Crochet Doll Kit→
If you consider yourself to be any kind of fan of film director John Waters — his movies, his art, his overall outlook on life — then you need to head to Hollywood to check out the Academy Museum’s career-spanning exhibit, John Waters, Pope of Trash, which I was fortunate to see just before Christmas. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: John Waters Crocheted Sock Doll in Pink Suit→
On display in my apartment is a large Red Lucky Daruma doll, which was given to me about 25 years ago by a favorite (now ex) boyfriend . I never bothered to look up the legend of why these dolls are considered to be lucky, or why they look the way they do, but when I found this tiny pink one (about 2-inches around) at Pearl River Mart in the Chelsea Marketplace, I knew I had found this week’s Pink Thing, and was inspired to do some investigating.
