Playing Painful

Condom Teddy This toy is made in the light of teenage dissipation. Teen finding comfort and love in irresponsible sex with different partners.

Seesaw from medication Young people using prescription medication to relieve the feeling of being on the edge. Wrong use of this medication can lead to drug addiction.

Aircraft from needles As teens and young adults experiment with drugs for the social fun and sake of experimentation, the implications of this dangerous "toy is not realized.

Rubix Cube from blades Self inflicted injury as a way of turning emotional pain into physical pain is often seen as a Quick fix, without them realizing they are increasing their pain on different levels of their lives.

Car from alcohol bottles Just like a car it can be harmless as well as dangerous if not managed in the correct way. Often the effect and danger of this is not taken seriously but can have devastating consequences.

These toys are made as part of the playing painful campaign against teenage dangerous.

Cathy CowGirl

Cathy Cowgirl is based on a recurring character from the artist’s paintings and billboard appropriations, often associated with his ongoing jabs at the dairy industry’s use of bovine growth hormones. Arguably the first time the words “buxom” and “teats” are both appropriate descriptions. By Ron English.

Viktor & Rolf Dolls

Although Victor and Rolf are not toy designers but fashion designers, I say their range of dolls are pretty awesome. They are known for their Dutch eccentricity and experimental runways. They came in the spot light in 1996 with art and installation creations. For this retrospective they are not using the runway to feature their clothes, but are choosing a more awkward way of exhibition...putting their clothes on dolls.