Game Night Video Interview of Indie Game Monaco

From the previous Game Night at Giant Robot, Angry Bananas Carlos Lopez interviews the creators of Monaco.

The interview takes place in the bathroom at GR2 post event.

GR2 Art Online Hello Spring!

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GR2 Artist Talk Video – Pam Henderson, Albert Reyes, and Erika Yamashiro

It’s recorded on UStream.

GR2 Scenes from an Art Exhibition – Hello Spring!

The visitor! We’ll have the art available to see online quite soon. Perhaps tomorrow. Monday.

That’s Erika Yamashiro on left.

Food spread!

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GR2: Artist Talk at 3pm.

Yes, and Albert Reyes will be in the house.

GR2 Hello Spring! Streaming on Ustream

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/giantrobot

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Giant Robot Time: 2.17.12 – Hello Spring! opening reception this Saturday at the new Giant Robot 2

HELLO SPRING! FEBRUARY 18 – MARCH 7 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 6:30-10PM The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: Hello Spring! Spring is upon us and mysterious, whimsical, and even gritty fits the artists below. It’s going to be a fun exhibition. The exhibition includes work by: APAK, Ulises Farinas, Renee French, Pamela Henderson, Albert Reyes, Erika Yamashiro          RENEE FRENCH BAGFACE RENEE FRENCH FRENCH FLIES HEADS VIEW MORE SAMPLE ARTWORK HELLO SPRING! SUNDAY ARTIST TALK SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 3PM Featuring Texas artist Pamela Henderson and Tokyo artist Erika Yamashiro.   YEAR OF THE DRAGON JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 15 NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: YEAR OF THE DRAGON – an art exhibition featuring Dragons! The exhibition includes work by: Andrice Arp, Robert Bellm, Aaron Brown, Elliot  Brown, Stasia Burrington, Bjorn Calleja, Ako Castuera, Sean Chao, Louise Chen, Shawn Cheng, James Chong, Luke Chueh, Chris Cilla, Jesse Fillingham, Cam Floyd, Harrison Freeman, Renee French, Gabe  Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Joe Hahn, Nao Harada, Hiro Hayashi, David Horvath, Kerry Horvath, Martin Hsu, Mark Ingram, Mari Inukai, Elizabeth Ito, Marc Johns, Jeremiah LaTorre, Little Friends of Printmaking, Tessar Lo, Bradford Lynn, Miso, Gary Musgrave, Mark Nagata, Ming Ong, Martin Ontiveros, Sana Park, Sidney Pink, Jarrett Quon, Jesse Reklaw, Sara Saedi, Ryan Jacob Smith, Dave Stolte, Ken Taya, Edwin Ushiro, Christine Vincent, Steven Weissman, Heidi  Woan, Yoskay Yamamoto, Jeni Yang, Yejin Oh, Sashiko Yuen   STEVEN WEISSMAN YEAR OF THE DRAGON SASHIKO YUEN MISS FORTUNE VIEW THE ENTIRE EXHIBIT APPAREL GADGETS PRINTS ART BOOKS ACCESSORIES + MUCH MORE NEW AND FEATURED FOR FEBRUARY GIANT ROBOT LIN T-SHIRT NOOKA ZUB ZENV K 20 WATCH Join the excitement! Lin is a team player. Yes it’s about Linsanity and Lin but also his team. Yes, many seem to want the Melo too, so it’s now Melo! Soft and sexy – bright and bold. Express your mood with the nooka zub 20, the first polyurethane band nooka watch. DAVID CHOE MUNKO BLIND BOX FIGURE HALF PINT GARDEN Designed by David Choe. This is David’s iconic whale Munko. Each box features a different Munko figure! Comes with Basil, Mint and Thyme seeds. Peat pellets and your water help it grow. Perfect for a windowsill. MOMIJI MUG LITTLE STAR MOMIJI DOLL BEST FRIENDS Momiji’s new mug collection is sure to brighten your morning. Momiji are message dolls. Turn them upside down and inside you’ll find a teeny tiny card, perfect for sharing secrets.   HELLO SPRING! PREVIEW IMAGES By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Please join us for the Hello Spring! opening reception this Saturday evening 6:30pm at the new GR2. NEW MUSIC By MARTIN WONG New music from Classics of Love, Lee Scratch Perry, RAD, and The Strange Boys. Start off with some garage-y rock, ease into classic reggae, and then hit the punk and thrash. INTERVIEW WITH BREAKING GROUND CO-CURATOR STEVEN WONG By MARTIN WONG According to Wong, “All of the architects were put together because they are Modernists. But they were often beholden to their clients and the white idea of what Chinese architecture was supposed to be.” ROCK QUIETLY: GOH NAKAMURA AND JANE LUI PHOTOS By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Aside from the great sets by both, GR2 was visited by the Helpingjanet.com folks. You’ve seen her viral video, and Janet Liang needs your help. NINTENDO RHYTHM HEAVEN FEVER EVENT PHOTOS By GIANT ROBOT NEWS It’s simple to have a video game, but it’s hard to create a movement around it. Rhythm Heaven Fever is one of those games that can grow a cult ala Katamari and Parappa. MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 5 By ED LIN Last but not least, read this week’s latest installment of Ed Lin’s serial novel, Motherfuckerland. All five installments are currently available.

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GR2 – Hello Spring – Erika Yamashiro

Erika Yamashiro

For this exhibition, Tokyoite Erika Yamashiro continues her exploration of “feminine”. A stalwart of Takashi Murakami’s Geisai art fairs, Yamashiro is working on paper drawings which are apart from her paintings. She explains, “I feel cold from the special paper, like a mirror or a water surface.” When she draws she feels the sliding of her pencil on this special paper and the world behind the surfaces are what she tries to capture.

Rock Quietly Photos by Oscar Rios

Rock Quietly Sessions: Goh Nakamura and Jane Lui and Helping Janet

Goh Nakamura and Jane Lui played quietly and nicely at GR2. Aside from the great sets by both, GR2 was visited by the Helpingjanet.com folks. You’ve seen her viral video, and Janet Liang needs your help. The exhibition of music went from sounds and a captive audience to getting involved in being involved in trying to help others. The end of the show became a bone marrow drive! Below, Goh Nakamura plays his set among dragons!

Jane Lui plays to a nice crowd of at least 30, who sat on the old shelves that are now benches!

Star citing: Janet Liang, Jane Lui and Tamlyn Tomita

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GR2 Preview Photos Hello Spring!

GR2 Sat Feb 11 4-6pm – Free Concert: Goh Nakamura and Jane Lui – Rock Quietly Sessions 4-6pm

Game Night 8 – Monaco

Monaco is a game of heisting. Playing this felt like you were Robert DeNiro in The Score. Running from guards, sneaking around, hacking, and more. Oceans 11 and 12? That too! Made by Pocketwatch games, it’s a thrilling and that’s Andy Schatz on the right below.

3DS Streetpass action.

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Year of the Dragon Art

Secret Fresh x Bjorn Calleja – sorry it’s bright pink and hard to capture correctly. Take a look here.

GR2 Feb 18 – March 7, 2012 Art Exhibiton – Hello Spring!

GR2 Jan 28th – Feb 15th, 2012 Year of the Dragon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Exhibition at GR2

Hello Spring!

Feb 18th – March 7th, 2012
Opening reception Saturday Feb 18th 2012, 6:30-10pm

GR2

2062 Sawtelle Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90025
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The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: Hello Spring!

Spring is upon us and mysterious, whimsical, and even gritty fits the artists below. It’s going to be a fun exhibition.

The exhibition includes work by:
APAK
Ulises Farinas
Renee French
Pamela Henderson
Albert Reyes
Erika Yamashiro

Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles as well as an online equivalent.

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Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311

Giant Robot Time 2.3.12

YEAR OF THE DRAGONJANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 15NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: YEAR OF THE DRAGON – an art exhibition featuring Dragons! This is the official GR2 Grand Re-Opening as well as our beloved Michelle Borok’s Farewell… Michelle Borok who is coincidentally Year of the Dragon, began as a clerk at Giant Robot LA and quickly found herself managing all locations, curating exhibitions, building the brand, and needless to say, much much more. She will be moving to Mongolia. “While the Year of the Rabbit was characterized by calm and tranquility, the Year of the Dragon will be marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity. The Rabbit imbues people with a sense of cautious optimism, but people respond to the spirit of the Dragon with energy, vitality and unbridled enthusiasm, often throwing all caution to the wind – which can be an unwise move: The Dragon is all about drama but if you take unnecessary risks, you may find yourself starring in your own personal tragedy.” The exhibition includes work by: Andrice Arp, Robert Bellm, Aaron Brown, Elliot  Brown, Stasia Burrington, Bjorn Calleja, Ako Castuera, Sean Chao, Louise Chen, Shawn Cheng, James Chong, Luke Chueh, Chris Cilla, Jesse Fillingham, Cam Floyd, Harrison Freeman, Renee French, Gabe  Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Joe Hahn, Nao Harada, Hiro Hayashi, David Horvath, Kerry Horvath, Martin Hsu, Mark Ingram, Mari Inukai, Elizabeth Ito, Marc Johns, Jeremiah LaTorre, Little Friends of Printmaking, Tessar Lo, Bradford Lynn, Miso, Gary Musgrave, Mark Nagata, Ming Ong, Martin Ontiveros, Sana Park, Sidney Pink, Jarrett Quon, Jesse Reklaw, Sara Saedi, Ryan Jacob Smith, Dave Stolte, Ken Taya, Edwin Ushiro, Christine Vincent, Steven Weissman, Heidi  Woan, Yoskay Yamamoto, Jeni Yang, Yejin Oh, Sashiko Yuen ELLIOT BROWN PABST DRAGON HIRO HAYASHI GROWING STRONG MARI INUKAI TATSU-DOSHI ROBERT BELLEM WATER VS. FIRE VIEW THE ENTIRE EXHIBIT                                                              GAME NIGHT 8 MONACO: WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 7-10PM In conjunction with the Attract Mode, Meat Bun apparel, Angry Bananas, and LA Game Space, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night 8, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. For this eighth installment, we are featuring Monaco. Monaco is a 1 to 4-player cooperative crime caper inspired by classic French heist movies and set in modern day Monte Carlo. It can be summed up as ‘Pac-Man Meets Hitman.’ In 2010 Monaco won the Independent Game Festival Awards Grand Prize for Best Independent Game, as well as the award for Excellence in Design. It is still in development, and this is a rare opportunity to play the in-progress title and interact with creator Andy Schatz and producer Andy Nguyen. HELLO SPRING!A GROUP ART EXHIBITIONFEBRUARY 18 – MARCH 7 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 6:30-10PM Featuring: APAK, Ulises Farinas, Renee French, Pamela Henderson, Albert Reyes, and Erika Yamashiro. DVD GIVEAWAYJOHNNIE TO’S PUNISHED Get a free copy of Johnnie To’s newly released Punished with any order over $30. Mention “Punished” in the comments section at checkout to be eligible. Good while supplies last. Offer also applicable in-store. SHOP NOW | VIEW THE TRAILER APPAREL HOUSEWARES PLUSH TOYS BAGS BOOKS ACCESSORIES + MORE  NEW AND FEATURED FOR FEBRUARY  DAVID CHOE HARDCOVER BOOK DAVID CHOE DARK CIRCLES PRINT Ten years in the making, a career-spanning collection of paintings, sketches, murals, graffiti, snapshots, and more. Featured in Printed Matter 10. Giclee on paper. Edition of 150. DAVID CHOECHOEBOT “MAD PARK” PRINT DIRTY HANDS: THE ART AND CRIMESOF DAVID CHOE DVD Limited edition of five prints signed and numbered. Meet David Choe, degenerate gambler, insatiable sex addict, and compulsive thief who sprays paint on walls at night. DAVID CHOEFREE FALL GIRLS T-SHIRT DAVID CHOESWEATER / FAIRY SKATE DECK New t-shirts by Upper Playground that feature the controversial and inspiring artwork of David Choe. In commemoration of Giant Robot’s 15th anniversary, artist David Choe collaborated once again for two new skate decks. YEAR OF THE DRAGON OPENING RECEPTION PHOTOSBy GIANT ROBOT NEWSThank you to everyone who ushered in the Year of the Dragon with us last weekend. PHOTOS OF THE WEEKBy ERIC NAKAMURAAko Castuera holding her two pieces for Year of the Dragon. Watch for her solo show at GR2 in the coming months. INTERVIEW: JESSE MICHAELS FROM CLASSICS OF LOVEBy MARTIN WONG“Classics of Love is a bit sweet, you know? But we play music with anger in it, and now I am happy that the music is framed by a soft name.” WITTR AT THE ECHOPLEX, KIT AND KEYCHAIN AT THE SMELLBy MARTIN WONGIt’s about time I checked out some bands that I haven’t seen a million times before: Wolves in the Throne Room, KIT, and Keychain.

Year of the Dragon Art Available Online Now!

Year of the Dragon Art

Giant Robot 2 Year of the Dragon Opening Reception

This was the end of an era. Michelle Borok – who some of you know or don’t know has left the building. After 7 years or more, the employee who left an indelible mark on shops and art in LA and beyond is leaving for Northern Mongolia. On saturday, LA experienced warm weather. Even at night, a light jacket would suffice. Across the globe, it was -50.

Some of the photos from Year of the Dragon are happy and the room was filled with artists. Some young, some older and a few of them asked, “is that Michelle?” The answer, “Yes she is” – no matter where she’s at.

No crying here.

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GR2 Year of the Dragon

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Year of the Dragon Preview Images