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JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE VIDEO

OPENING PARTY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 6-10PM

The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection.

Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a creative, fresh, and uniquely interactive experience. This year’s exhibition highlights the works of Rob Sato, Deth P. Sun, Ako Castuera, Eishi Takaoka, Saelee Oh, Sean Chao, Albert Reyes, and Zach Gage, all with long ties to Giant Robot. Each artist brings their original style, from whimsical wall paintings and creatures in clay worlds, to a life-size “haunted” maze especially built for this Biennale.

Using Uglydoll creator David Horvath figures, Nakamura curated Project Remix, a custom vinyl show with over 80 artists from seven countries—including the rare combination of both established customizers and fine artists. The roster of artists for the project (UPDATED):

64 Colors, A Little Stranger, Aaron Brown, Angry Woebots, Arbito, Atsushi Honda, Aya Kakeda, Bert Gatchalian, Betso, Bigfoot, Brent Nolasco, Bwana Spoons, Camilla d’Errico, Chuckboy, Clement Hanami, Cris Rose, D-Lux, Darth Rimmer, David Horvath, Yukinori Dehara, DrilOne, Edwin Ushiro, Elizabeth Ito, Fakir, Frank Mysterio, Gary Ham, Harpoon, Helena Garcia, J*Ryu, Jason Limon, Jeff Lamm, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah Ketner, Jesse Hernandez, Joe Hahn, Joe Ledbetter, Josh Herbolsheimer, Julie West, kaNO, Kat Brunegraff, Kio Griffith, Kiyoshi, Kohei Yamashita, Koji Harmon, Leecifer, Le Merde, Len Higa, Lou Pimentel, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Lunabee, Mari Inukai, Mark Nagata, Martin Hsu, Meat Bun, Miso, Nakanari, Nathan Ota, Nebulon5, Nick Arciaga, Noferin, Okkle, Oliver Hibert, Bob Conge – Plaseebo, Podgy Panda, Reactor 88, Rohby, Sarah Neyhart, Scott Tolleson, Scott Wilkowski, Shane Jessup, Shawnimals, Danni Shinya Luo, Spanky Stokes, Spencer Hibert, Squink!, Stasia Burrington, Susie Ghahremani, Tado, Tara Logsdon, Tiffany Liu, Tristan Eaton, UAMOU, Valerie Gudell, Yoskay Yamamoto.

Special additions to the exhibition include an original piece from Japanese painter Masakatsu Sashie as well as arcade machines running Jeni Yang and Beau Blyth’s new indie video game, Catburger. Facebook event. >>


UGLYDOLL KEYCHAIN We have a colorful variety of new Uglydoll keychains available in many of your favorite characters.


MOLESKINE SHELL Case for smartphone, iPod, digital camera and small personal items.		MOLESKINE LEGO RULED NOTEBOOK A special limited edition collaboration between Lego and Moleskine.


NIKKI MCCLURE PREPARE 2013 CALENDAR Each image is an original papercut, cut from a single piece of paper.		NIKKI MCCLURE APPLE BOOK Apple follows the life of an apple throughout the year.


JIBIBUTS ARTIST COLLECTION FIGURE These 100% Birch wood figures have been custom designed by 12 different artists.		GOOD LUCK TROLL FIGURE SERIES 1 If you grew up in the early 90′s you must be familiar.


CAPSL SERIES 1 ZIPPER PULL / KEYCHAIN Behold the Capsl creations of Jason Freeny.

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Here’s a video to tell you about the exhibition. I’m glad I didn’t ramble too much. It’s nicely done and it’ll show in the theater during the duration of the exhibition. Thanks to the crew at JANM who worked on this and make plans to come Saturday 6-10pm on September 22 at JANM. >>

INTERVIEW FOR GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE

By ERIC NAKAMURA

I’ve seen better days, but this isn’t not about me. This is about Giant Robot Biennale 3 which is coming up in under two weeks. Long time GR friend Darryl Mori sent me some difficult questions and here’s the article about the event. >>

GR2 HAUNTS: OPENING RECEPTION PHOTOS

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Thank you very much to all the attendees of last weekend’s reception. See photos of friends and awesome art. >>

GR2 HAUNTS: JOHN PHAM AND ROB SATO INSTALL

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Check out photos of the installation prior to last weekend’s opening reception. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 9.7.12 – HAUNTS opens this Saturday at GR2!

Giant Robot News | 07, September 2012 | News | No Comments

HAUNTS

JOHN PHAM AND ROB SATO

SEPTEMBER 8 – SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 6:30-10PM

Giant Robot is proud to present Haunts, a two person exhibition featuring the work of John Pham and Rob Sato.

John Pham shows extensively with Giant Robot 2 and is currently working in the animation industry. An avid Street Fighter player, Pham is a video game enthusiast and has published numerous narrative comic stories.

Rob Sato’s watercolor works can be absurd but are quickly settling into a more subtle and abstract direction. Sato is known for his detailed watercolor works that take extensive research and time. His works will be exhibited at the Japanese American National Museum exhibition: Giant Robot Biennale 3. Facebook event. >>

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 6-10PM

The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection.

Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a creative, fresh, and uniquely interactive experience. This year’s exhibition highlights the works of Rob Sato, Deth P. Sun, Ako Castuera, Eishi Takaoka, Saelee Oh, Sean Chao, Albert Reyes, and Zach Gage, all with long ties to Giant Robot. Each artist brings their original style, from whimsical wall paintings and creatures in clay worlds, to a life-size “haunted” maze especially built for this Biennale.

Using Uglydoll creator David Horvath figures, Nakamura curated Project Remix, a custom vinyl show with over 80 artists from seven countries—including the rare combination of both established customizers and fine artists. The roster of artists for the project:

64 Colors, A Little Stranger, Aaron Brown, Angry Woebots, Arbito, Atsushi Honda, Aya Kakeda, Bert Gatchalian, Betso, Brent Nolasco, Bwana Spoons, Camilla d’Errico, Chuckboy, Clement Hanami, Cris Rose, D-Lux, Darth Rimmer, David Horvath, Yukinori Dehara, DrilOne, Edwin Ushiro, Elizabeth Ito, Fakir, Frank Mysterio, Gary Ham, Harpoon, Helena Garcia, J*Ryu, Jason Limon, Jeff Lamm, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah Ketner, Jesse Hernandez, Joe Hahn, Joe Ledbetter, Josh Herbolsheimer, Julie West, kaNO, Kat Brunegraff, Kio Griffith, Kiyoshi, Kohei Yamashita, Koji Harmon, Leecifer, Le Merde, Len Higa, Lou Pimentel, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Lunabee, Mari Inukai, Mark Nagata, Martin Hsu, Meat Bun, Miso, Nakanari, Nathan Ota, Nebulon5, Nick Arciaga, Noferin, Okkle, Oliver Hibert, Bob Conge – Plaseebo, Podgy Panda, Reactor 88, Rohby, Sarah Neyhart, Scott Tolleson, Scott Wilkowski, Shane Jessup, Shawnimals, Danni Shinya Luo, Spanky Stokes, Spencer Hibert, Squink!, Stasia Burrington, Tado, Tara Logsdon, Tiffany Liu, Tristan Eaton, UAMOU, Valerie Gudell, YoskayYamamoto.

Special additions to the exhibition include an original piece from Japanese painter Masakatsu Sashie as well as arcade machines running Jeni Yang and Beau Blyth’s new indie video game, Catburger. Facebook event. >>


MINI FIGURE SET DOMO-KUN Set of 8 mini figures that include Domo as a luchador wrestler, dinosaur, devil, life guard, sumo wrestler, rapper, glasses, and mustached.


SWAN LAKE PROMENADE PRINT HEISUKE KITAZAWA (PCP) We’ve restocked several prints from the exhibit While You Were Away exhibit at GR2.		A NEW MORNING PRINT HEISUKE KITAZAWA (PCP) Be sure to browse our additional selection of beautiful prints by artist PCP.


ROYAL PRIDE VINYL FIGURE TOKIDOKI The new animal gang is on the loose. Their dangerous and wild! Don’t cross them in this urban jungle.


BUNNIES FALL PRINT KOZYNDAN We’ve restocked many popular prints from the duo Kozydan.		BUNNY BLOSSOMS PRINT KOZYNDAN Kozydan offer high quality prints that are affordable to all.

GIANT ROBOT SPECIAL: IMAGES FROM THE DNC

By CATE PARK

Great shots from the Democratic National Convention currently taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina. >>

NOT ROBOT POWER/GREG AND SHARON’S WEDDING ZINE

By MARTIN WONG

My brother getting married last week provided an opportunity for me to help make a print zine for the first time since Robot Power (the stapled-and-folded half issues between Giant Robot 17 through 21). The first couple of spreads had the ceremony program, thanks list, menu, and seating chart. After that, a full-on zine! >>

THE DONUTMAN CULTURE

By ERIC NAKAMURA

I’ve blogged about this place too many times, but this isn’t only about donuts. Southern California is a driving culture. It’s part of our social system. Donutman might be the greatest donut shop we have on the entire West Coast of the USA. Some will say that it’s “just donuts” regardless of how great they may be, but others, like us know otherwise. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 8.31.12

Giant Robot News | 31, August 2012 | Art, Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

HAUNTS

JOHN PHAM AND ROB SATO

SEPTEMBER 8 – SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 6:30-10PM

Giant Robot is proud to present Haunts, a two person exhibition featuring the work of John Pham and Rob Sato.

John Pham shows extensively with Giant Robot 2 and is currently working in the animation industry. An avid Street Fighter player, Pham is a video game enthusiast and has published numerous narrative comic stories.

Rob Sato’s watercolor works can be absurd but are quickly settling into a more subtle and abstract direction. Sato is known for his detailed watercolor works that take extensive research and time. His works will be exhibited at the Japanese American National Museum exhibition: Giant Robot Biennale 3. Facebook event. >>


SERIES 2 FIGURES TREESON & OTHER STORIES A new series of vinyl figures, featuring Treeson and character designs based on Bubi Au Yeung’s book “Treeson & Other Stories.”


LITTLE WANDERER FIGURE YOSHITOMO NARA Drag the Little Wanderer back a bit, let it go, and it propels itself across whatever flat surface you like.		PUPCUP FIGURE YOSHITOMO NARA Turn it on and watch it go, whirling, twirling and swirling in all different directions.


PLEASE BE BRAVE ZINE DETH P. SUN Featuring drawings and sketches all by the artist, this zine accompanied his show at GR2 “Please Be Brave.”		THE VARIOUS THINGS I EAT ZINE DETH P. SUN A pictorial catalog of an artist’s diet.


BEER/DRINK COZY DETH P. SUN Featuring his I See All design, this beer cozy holds your drinks, securely encasing it in art.		BEER/DRINK COZY DETH P. SUN We also offer a blue variety that features a custom design.

Q&A WITH WRITER GINA APOSTOL

RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 22

The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection.

Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a creative, fresh, and uniquely interactive experience. This year’s exhibition highlights the works of Rob Sato, Deth P. Sun, Ako Castuera, Eishi Takaoka, Saelee Oh, Sean Chao, Albert Reyes, and Zach Gage, all with long ties to Giant Robot. Each artist brings their original style, from whimsical wall paintings and creatures in clay worlds, to a life-size “haunted” maze especially built for this Biennale.

Using Uglydoll creator David Horvath figures, Nakamura curated Project Remix, a custom vinyl show with over 80 artists from seven countries—including the rare combination of both established customizers and fine artists. The Roster of Artists for the project:

64 Colors, A Little Stranger, Aaron Brown, Angry Woebots, Arbito, Atsushi Honda, Aya Kakeda, Bert Gatchalian, Betso, Brent Nolasco, Bwana Spoons, Camilla d’Errico, Chuckboy, Clement Hanami, Cris Rose, D-Lux, Darth Rimmer, David Horvath, Yukinori Dehara, DrilOne, Edwin Ushiro, Elizabeth Ito, Fakir, Frank Mysterio, Gary Ham, Harpoon, Helena Garcia, J*Ryu, Jason Limon, Jeff Lamm, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah Ketner, Jesse Hernandez, Joe Hahn, Joe Ledbetter, Josh Herbolsheimer, Julie West, kaNO, Kat Brunegraff, Kio Griffith, Kiyoshi, Kohei Yamashita, Koji Harmon, Leecifer, Le Merde, Len Higa, Lou Pimentel, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Lunabee, Mari Inukai, Mark Nagata, Martin Hsu, Meat Bun, Miso, Nakanari, Nathan Ota, Nebulon5, Nick Arciaga, Noferin, Okkle, Oliver Hibert, Bob Conge – Plaseebo, Podgy Panda, Reactor 88, Rohby, Sarah Neyhart, Scott Tolleson, Scott Wilkowski, Shane Jessup, Shawnimals, Danni Shinya Luo, Spanky Stokes, Spencer Hibert, Squink!, Stasia Burrington, Tado, Tara Logsdon, Tiffany Liu, Tristan Eaton, UAMOU, Valerie Gudell, YoskayYamamoto.

Special additions to the exhibition include an original piece from Japanese painter Masakatsu Sashie as well as arcade machines running Jeni Yang and Beau Blyth’s new indie video game, Catburger. Facebook event. >>

By ED LIN

Gina Apostol’s fascinating novel Gun Dealer’s Daughter has just been published in an American edition. This incredible book traces the seduction of Sol, a young privileged girl, by a romantics in a revolutionary group during the heady Marcos era in The Philippines. >>

TOWA TEI: BARRY MCGEE AT BERKELEY ART MUSEUM

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

All photographs by Towa Tei at the press preview. >>

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CHEN KAIGE’S SACRIFICE

By MARTIN WONG

Chen Kaige’s latest movie has the impeccable look and measured pacing of a historical epic but the intensity and feel of I Spit on Your Grave or Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. >>

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Somewhere Between is a documentary by Linda Goldstein Knowlton, who adopted her own daughter from China. She captures the lives of four Chinese adoptees living in America. Each are at a time where they’re interested in figuring out who they are. They’re all in their early teens and their time to do something becomes immediate. >>

TSUI HARK’S FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE IN IMAX 3D

By MARTIN WONG

The plot description is impossible to read on paper. The 3D is flawed at times and I’m not sure how it will look on a full-on IMAX screen. But goddamn. I was blown away in the screening room and, for me, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is a perfect movie. >>

AKI RESTAURANT WEST LOS ANGELES

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Restaurants like Aki in West LA are a dying breed. Imagine when Japanese food was something exotic. Teriyaki and sukiyaki are words seldom used these days, but it lives on in classic establishments like this. There’s not many who still have the mid century Japanification by usage of rice paper screens, carved wood signs and wooden tea house stylings. >>

GR2 – JOHN PHAM PREVIEW IMAGES

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

What’s John Pham doing? It’s yet more refined than ever. It’s new wave, it’s games, it’s a progression. More images to come. >>

GR2 – ROB SATO PREVIEW IMAGES

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Check out a few photos of Rob’s work from the upcoming Haunts show. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 8.24.12 – Two of a Kind artwork now available online!

Giant Robot News | 24, August 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

HAUNTS

JOHN PHAM AND ROB SATO

SEPTEMBER 8 – SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 6:30-10PM

Giant Robot is proud to present Haunts, a two person exhibition featuring the work of John Pham and Rob Sato.

John Pham shows extensively with Giant Robot 2 and is currently working in the animation industry. An avid Street Fighter player, Pham is a video game enthusiast and has published numerous narrative comic stories.

Rob Sato’s watercolor works can be absurd but are quickly settling into a more subtle and abstract direction. Sato is known for his detailed watercolor works that take extensive research and time. His works will be exhibited at the Japanese American National Museum exhibition: Giant Robot Biennale 3. >>


BABY ROMPER GIANT ROBOT X KUMQUAT Kumquat Clothing and Giant Robot team up for some new children’s items!		BABY T-SHIRT GIANT ROBOT X KUMQUAT Besides the mascot pattern, we have a simple black and white design.


POSTCARDS DAVID CHOE Postcards depict the artist’s hyperkinetic illustration and raw graffiti-fueled paintings.		SKETCHBOOK DAVID CHOE This high-quality blank sketchbook features a double cover.


HARDCOVER BOOK DAVID CHOE This career-spanning book was created, designed, and written by David Choe himself.		ROBOT ARMY T-SHIRT GIANT ROBOT They’re back! Be weary of the robot army invasion!


XOXO POSTCARD SET JAMES JEAN GR contributing artist James Jean has released this wonderful set of postcards featuring images of his much talked about paintings.		REBUS BOOK JAMES JEAN This monumental book reveals new ideas and explorations from an artist whose voice, influence, and vision remain simply unparalleled.

GR2: JENI YANG TWO OF A KIND

RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 22, TIME TBD

The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection.

Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a creative, fresh, and uniquely interactive experience. This year’s exhibition highlights the works of Rob Sato, Deth P. Sun, Ako Castuera, Eishi Takaoka, Saelee Oh, Sean Chao, Albert Reyes, and Zach Gage, all with long ties to Giant Robot. Each artist brings their original style, from whimsical wall paintings and creatures in clay worlds, to a life-size “haunted” maze especially built for this Biennale.

Using Uglydoll creator David Horvath figures, Nakamura curated Project Remix, a custom vinyl show with over 80 artists from seven countries—including the rare combination of both established customizers and fine artists. Special additions to the exhibition include an original piece from Japanese painter Masakatsu Sashie as well as arcade machines running Jeni Yang and Beau Blyth’s new indie video game, Catburger. >>

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Thank you to the attendees of last weekend’s opening reception. Check out photos of friends as well as Jeni preparing the GR2 window display. >>

JENI YANG INSTALLING TWO OF A KIND AT GR2

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

See a few photos of the installation process prior to last weekend’s opening reception. >>

BIENNALE: THANKS TOYSREVIL AND ADDITIONAL PICS

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Cris Rose, work in progress… >>

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH DOKDO?

By MICHELLE BOROK

South Koreans want the world to know about Dokdo, aka Takeshima, aka Liancourt Rocks. Korean soccer player, Park Jong Woo scored the biggest audience so far for the Dokdo debate when Korea beat Japan for the Olympic bronze, but lost his chance to be a part of the medal ceremony. He may not get the medal awarded at all, but he does get out of having to do compulsory military service. Before Park held up his handmade sign on the world stage, Koreans in London were handing out flyers about Dokdo to the international tourists around the city. >>

SHOW REVIEW: THREE MILE PILOT AT THE ECHO

By MARTIN WONG

I still recall driving down with Seam for their gig with 3MP at the World Beat Center in 1993 and being mesmerized by the lack of guitar and unorthodox drumming: one bare foot on the stool and the other lazily and perfectly handling the kickdrum. The band is a more traditional four-piece now but still has that seemingly sloppy yet perfectly hypnotic and stripped-down quality that struck me way back then. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 8.17.12 – Jeni Yang’s solo exhibition opens this Saturday at GR2!

Giant Robot News | 17, August 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

TWO OF A KIND

JENI YANG SOLO EXHIBITION

AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 6:30-10PM

Giant Robot is proud to present Two of a Kind, an art show featuring new works by Jeni Yang. Whimsical might be the way to describe the works of Taiwan born and Southern California residing artist, Jeni Yang. Her works intersect cats, cakes, and nature. Her recent entry into Giant Robot 2′s Game Over exhibition included a video game, Cat Burger, which will be on display as well. Two of a Kind will include: paintings, drawings, and small sculptures including a wall installation. Facebook event. >>




SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON LIMITED EDITION FIGURES UGLYDOLL X FUNKO – POP! These are limited edition 2012 SDCC versions of their popular vinyl figure line. There are only 480 of each variety. Their heads can rotate and provide a cool accessory for your desk or display case.


WAGE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY GR EDITION SIGNED UGLYDOLL Get your very own Giant Robot Edition complete with exclusive commemorative buttons and Cubeecraft paper Wage.		LABRADOR RETRIEVER STICKERS SEAL COLLECTION Seal Collections stickers are all about dogs! This particular one is the Labrador Retriever set. Adorable!


ARTIST TRADING CARD PACK SERIES 2 THE ART HUSTLE Special inserts include a new sub-series of Artist Menko Cards, Frank Kozik Silk Screen Cards & Ron English Sticker Cards!		THE MELTY MISFITS STICKER PACK BUFF MONSTER Watch out for special inserts such as signed cards, variants, errors and a poster. Also one lucky golden ticket is in one of these packs which wins you an original painting.

ARTIST FRIEND SERIES: JENI YANG

RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 22, TIME TBD

The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection.

Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a creative, fresh, and uniquely interactive experience. This year’s exhibition highlights the works of Rob Sato, Deth P. Sun, Ako Castuera, Eishi Takaoka, Saelee Oh, Sean Chao, Albert Reyes, and Zach Gage, all with long ties to Giant Robot. Each artist brings their original style, from whimsical wall paintings and creatures in clay worlds, to a life-size “haunted” maze especially built for this Biennale.

Using Uglydoll creator David Horvath figures, Nakamura curated Project Remix, a custom vinyl show with over 80 artists from seven countries—including the rare combination of both established customizers and fine artists. Special additions to the exhibition include an original piece from Japanese painter Masakatsu Sashie as well as arcade machines running Jeni Yang and Beau Blyth’s new indie video game, Catburger. >>

JENI YANG

SEE THE IMAGES

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Since the exhibition is this Saturday, we thought we’d show you the Jeni Yang Artist Friend Series Film from a year ago. >>

COMICS REVIEWS: THE MAKING OF, BIRDSEYE BRISTOE, GLORIANA

By MARTIN WONG

A lot of you left Comic-Con with the latest scoop on movies, TV shows, and toys. But what about comics? I finally finished my stash of advance and new titles from my favorite page pushers out of Montreal, and here are my takes. Of course, you should buy your own copies at Giant Robot on Sawtelle or your local indie bookstore. >>

AFTER THE (LONG) JUMP

By MICHELLE BOROK

The London Olympics are over. Bring on the re-caps, re-plays and medal re-calls. For the past few days, countries have been welcoming home their national champions, and the medal tallies and rankings are still making news. Interesting that the Nation medal rankings are based on the number of gold medals won, and not the total taken home. Just goes to show that only winning really counts. >>

SHOW REVIEWS: OFF! AT STAPLES CENTER WITH RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND THE PROMISE RING AT THE AVALON

By MARTIN WONG

No. F***ing. Way. OFF! at Staples Center? I don’t throw down bags of money to see a band in a huge arena very often, but damn. How could I not see the raddest group in the world and pride of L.A. punk staging a coup d’etat at the beloved home of my Lakers and Kings? >>

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER VISIT

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Perseid Meteor Shower – The time of year came back. Or did we go in time to get there? Sitting at Mt Pinos again this year was another experience. In the past, it’s been at best another car, but most of the time we’ve been up there alone. Last year was a wash out thanks to the moon and haze, yet I pulled off a nice photo. This year, there were many, even on a Sunday. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 8.10.12 – Uglydoll Wage Birthday Party this Sunday at GR2!

Giant Robot News | 10, August 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

UGLYDOLL WAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY

AUGUST 12, 2-5PM

We’re proud to host a Birthday Party for Wage! As many of you know… Wage began the journey for Uglydoll in 2002. The first shop? Giant Robot. Now, ten years later, Wage in it’s original form is reproduced as Uglydoll 10 Year Anniversary Wage (pictured above).

GR2 will host creator David Horvath in a “relaxed event” including Anniversary Wage signing, cake, cookies, button making, and Wages (Bingo)! Come celebrate with us! Facebook event. >>


SERIES 24 FIGURE BEARBRICK Brand new series of the classic Bearbrick mini figures. Eleven different possibilities including Batman, Snoopy or Felix the Cat styles.


DINGY T-SHIRT YELLOW RAT Beautiful simple tees based on graphics from the 50′s and 60′s. This particular design was done by Margaret Kilgallen!		YETI BULLITT T-SHIRT GAMA-GO I don’t think it would a good idea to cross Yeti in a road rage incident. Steer clear of his Bullitt automobile.


MINI TAPE ROLL ANIMALS – SET OF 3 Add these cute animals to your mundane taping tasks. It’s sure to make your craft projects cuter.		HOLIDAY CANDY STICKERS BEE CREATE SEAL Delicious holiday related candy treats all on one sticker sheet! Chocolate dipped strawberries and gingerbread men!


MAMA, IS IT SUMMER YET? NIKKI MCCLURE Following the success of All in a Day, Nikki McClure once again uses her unique paper cutouts to showcase wonderful images of nature and the joys of family and the outdoors.		INTERGALACTIC TELEPATHIC PEN PAL AND OTHER SUPER SHORT STORIES YUMI SAKUGAWA Yumi Sakugawa is an LA based comic book artist and illustrator who creates gem-like stories. Follow these vignettes and be charmed.


TASTY RAINBOWS MINI RESIN FIGURE PETER KATO Each figure is handmade and features a juicy paint job.		TURTLE TETSUJIN MINI RESIN FIGURE GR x PETER KATO A collaboration that was founded upon DIY ethics and resulted in killer resin figures.

JENI YANG SOLO EXHIBITION

AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 6:30-10PM

Giant Robot is proud to present Two of a Kind, an art show featuring new works by Jeni Yang. Whimsical might be the way to describe the works of Taiwan born and Southern California residing artist, Jeni Yang. Her works intersect cats, cakes, and nature. Her recent entry into Giant Robot 2′s Game Over exhibition included a video game, Cat Burger, which will be on display as well. Two of a Kind will include: paintings, drawings, and small sculptures including a wall installation. Facebook event. >>

THE TRADING TORTOISE STOPS AT GIANT ROBOT 2

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Thank you to those who visited The Trading Tortoise and met Souther and Monica! We hope you enjoy your newfound treasures. Track your items here as they slowly navigate the country. >>

NEW MUSIC REVIEWS: REDD KROSS, RAD, DOWN BY LAW, 45 GRAVE, LONG DISTANCE POISON

By MARTIN WONG

Did I mention that Tuesday night’s Redd Kross gig at The Roxy was a record release show? Here’s a review on that long-awaited LP as well as some other new music that you should check out… >>

SHOW REVIEWS: RED KROSS RECORD RELEASE PARTY AT THE ROXY, DOWN BY LAW AND THE CASUALTIES AT THE OBSERVATORY

By MARTIN WONG

But of course, the night was about the triumphant return of Redd Kross to The Roxy. The last time I saw them play there was probably on the Third Eye tour. When the curtain raised that night, the Wonder Woman TV show theme song was blasting and they played a legendary show. >>

SHOW REVIEWS: BLACK BREATH, AEGES, NOMADS, MOUNTAIN OF TEETH, FISHBONE, SOUL ASYLUM

By MARTIN WONG

Finally, it was time for Black Breath. On vinyl, the heshers from Seattle sound like a cage match between rabid prehistoric mammals armed with axes and stacks of amps. Its latest cover art, mashing up the bloodied mirror from Black Flag’s Damaged and hammer from Metallica’s Kill Em All, says it all but in concert the nonstop riffs are revealed to be fun as well as violent with unending hair and headbanging. >>

REMIX PROJECT

HORVATH x UGLYDOLL FIGURES

THEO ELLSWORTH

THE SUDDEN AMPLIFICATION

OF CERTAIN SENSES

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Giant Robot Time – Dehara, Ellsworth, Risograph, Uglydoll 7.20.12

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THEO ELLSWORTH AT GR2

JULY 28 – AUGUST 15, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JULY 28, 6:30-10PM

Theo Ellsworth draws obsessively detailed drawings and self-publishes comics, mini comics, and zines about imaginary people and places. The cosmic imagery, subtle geometry, and implied animism in his works recall the epic, heroic, and odd imagery of Jean “Moebius” Girard, Mayan ruins, and the Nazca lines, filtered through the jam-packed and often psychedelic lens of underground comix from the ’70s. (Ellsworth’s first “real” book, Capacity, was weird, wordy, and wonderful, and published by Secret Acres in 2008.) Taking part in art shows affords the Portland, OR-based artist opportunities to experiment with color, explore larger frames, and let his imagination fly–or spelunk or dive, depending on his mood. >>


A LITTLE STRANGER - SLEEPING SEA URCHIN HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE		DRIL ONE - U.S. UDMM12 HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE


YUKINORI DEHARA - MENTA MOTHMAN HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE		YUKINORI DEHARA - WAGE SATOSHI HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE


*JRYU -** TUESDAY & TUSCANY HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE		SCOTT TOLLESON - LEONARD HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE


JULIE WEST - UNTITLED HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE		SPANKY STOKES – UGLYSTROLL HORVATH X UGLYDOLL REMIX FIGURE

COMIC-CON’S NOT DEAD PT. 2

By MARTIN WONG

It isn’t easy for the casual fan to acquire tickets to Comic-Con. Once you get in, it’s an ordeal to squeeze past the movie studio palaces with their big screens and giveaways. But if you are willing to put in the work, Comic-Con is still pretty awesome. >>

BOB AND THE MONSTER SCREENING / Q&A AT KPCC

By MARTIN WONG

If you ever listened to Bob Forrest’s radio show, you know he doesn’t give a fuck about social media. Yet I’m compelled to gush about last night’s screening of Bob and The Monster, Keirda Bahruth’s 2011 documentary about him. >>

INTERVIEW WITH EDDIE SOLIS OF IT’S CASUAL

By MARTIN WONG

Meanwhile, Eddie and I chitchatted after each show and he began responding to some of the photos and reviews that I was posting online. One thing led to another, and here’s a (yup) casual Q&A with one of my new favorite bands and dudes. If you make it to the end, there’s an exclusive MP4 waiting for you. >>

COMIC-CON: THE LAST

By ERIC NAKAMURA

The last photo set from Comic-Con 2012. >>

COMIC-CON: DAY 4

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Saturday at Comic-Con 2012. >>

GAMESPOT TOURS GIANT ROBOT BOOTH 1729

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

GameSpot gets GR Boss Robot Eric Nakamura to give him a video tour of booth 1729 at Comic-Con 2012. >>

COMIC-CON: DAY 3

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Friday at Comic-Con 2012. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 7.6.12 – Yukinori Dehara’s figure exhibition now available online

Giant Robot News | 06, July 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

DAVE KIERSH

AFTERNOON SPECIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL + FREE PRINT

SUNDAY, JULY 9, 3-5PM

Giant Robot is proud to host Dave Kiersh, an indie comics hero. Kiersh has been working in the indie comics space for years and has slowly gained a loyal audience. His style is freely drawn and appears effortless and calming. It’s realistic and nostalgic.

Afterschool Special is an illustrated romance concerning two teenage outsiders navigating a suburban landscape through nostalgia and personal dilemmas. This 132 page full color perfect bound book includes affectionate nods to abandoned parking lots, late night B-movies and trashy amusement parks. Fully written, illustrated and published by Dave Kiersh. First offset printing and limited to 700 copies.

Dave Kiersh was born in 1979. He is also the creator of Dirtbags, Mallchicks and Motorbikes, his first full color book, which was published in 2009 with the assistance of a Xeric Grant. Afterschool Special went to print as the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign. He has been self-publishing his own comics since 1999. >>


LEGO MINIFIGURES SERIES 7 Awesome array of everyone’s favorite mini figures, Lego people! In this blind bag you may get a Nerd, Punk Girl, Bride, Warrior, Viking Woman, Space Pirate, Bagpipes Man, Aztec Warrior, Ape Man, Hippie, Bunny Suit Man, Swimmer, Black Knight, Red Riding Hood, Tennis Player, Sea King.


MEAT BUN DAYTONABOT T-SHIRT From Meat Bun: “HORNET lives for speed, finding true happiness while trading paint in a crowded stock car race. Considers himself a “high-class” racer, but has no problem getting his tires dirty.”		MEAT BUN PASSING BREEZE T-SHIRT From Meatbun: “Grab your girl, put the top down and crank up your favorite “Splash Wave” radio station and let the magical sound shower wash over you like a passing breeze…”


TOTORO 150 PIECE MINI JIGSAW PUZZLE (SIT) Make Totoro appear piece by piece in this 150 piece mini jigsaw puzzle. Beautiful enough to display!		TOTORO 300 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE (GRASS) Make Totoro appear piece by piece in this 300 piece jigsaw puzzle. Beautiful enough to display!


TOTORO 300 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE (MOON) Make Totoro appear piece by piece in this 300 piece jigsaw puzzle. Beautiful enough to display!		TOTORO 150 PIECE MINI JIGSAW PUZZLE (FLY) Make Totoro appear piece by piece in this 150 piece mini jigsaw puzzle. Beautiful enough to display!

JUN KUNG, DANIEL WU, AND PRODIP LEUNG ON PLAYBACK IS A BITCH

By MARTIN WONG

Upon returning home from the Drummer’s Collective in New York City, ace musician Jun Kung began his career as a rock musician. Despite winning the 2000 Hong Kong Commercial Radio Music Award for New Artist, Jun was quickly disillusioned by Hong Kong’s music industry. Instead, he became the most demanded drummer in Canto-pop and went on to collaborate with the likes of Jacky Cheung, Eason Chan, and Faye Wong. It wasn’t until 2010 that he returned to making his own music with Jun K, released on his friend Daniel Wu’s Revolution label. Upon the release of its hard-rocking follow-up, Playback Is A Bitch, I got in touch with the Hong Kong-born and Macau-raised artist and asked him some questions about his new EP, his dabbling in acting, and working with Dan. >>

ANIME EXPO COSPLAY PHOTO SETS

YUKINORI DEHARA “TALK SHOW” AND WORKSHOP

Dean Gojobori and Oscar Rios have contributed several photo sets from this year’s Anime Expo held in Los Angeles. >>

By ERIC NAKAMURA

The opening was awesome, but the workshop and talk was amazing too. Not only did you get to see the story of his life, you got to actually make a figure. He even did it in Japanese. No translation was necessary at all. It was hilarious. His opening yell, LET’S MAKE was followed by the passing out of Japanese paper clay. Step by step, you learned to make one of his characters. The best part was at the end, this little bit of clay that was left behind? You make an intestine with it! >>

YUKINORI DEHARA SATOSHI OPENING RECEPTION PHOTOS

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Thank you to all the attendees of last weekend’s reception. Check out the photos of Satoshi and Morlin with friends! >>

TIME LAPSE VIDEO: YUKINORI DEHARA PAINTS THE GR2 GALLERY

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Yukinori Dehara paints the GR2 gallery in preparation for last weekend’s reception. >>

TIME LAPSE VIDEO: YUKINORI DEHARA PAINTS THE GR2 STOREFRONT

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Watch Yukinori Dehara paint through the window in preparation for last weekend’s reception. >>

SHOW REVIEWS: THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN, DYS, IT’S CASUAL, NEGATIVE APPROACH, JIMMY CLIFF

By MARTIN WONG

The first time I saw The Jesus & Mary Chain was a religious experience. I was still in high school when Rodney on the ROQ first played “Never Understand” and then announced that the JAMC were going to play their first gig in the U.S. at the Roxy in 1985. The show, which was a couple of nights before Christmas, didn’t last more than 20 minutes with Jim and William Reid mostly facing away audience and Bobby Gillespie banging on a single tom. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 6.29.12 – Yukinori Dehara’s figure exhibition opens Saturday at GR

Giant Robot News | 29, June 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

YUKINORI DEHARA FIGURE EXHIBITION

JUNE 30 – JULY 25, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 6:30-10PM

+

ARTIST TALK & CLAY MODELING WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 3-5PM

The Salaryman in Japan, is an underpaid and understated workforce who work long hours and have forged a lifestyle that is strongly responsible for the economic miracle of post World War 2 Japan. Today they wander the streets after their long day, drinking and frolicking until they head home to their family, only to face the same thing the following day. Satoshi is this person but has a friend, a beast named Morlin.

We’ll be sure to feature clay sculptures and more from Yukinori Dehara. We’ve featured Japanese artist, Yukinori Dehara annually and his exhibitions range from being touching to grotesque. Yet like most artists, he has a deep ideology behind his pieces although to the casual observer, they look like fun. >>


TREESON PLUSH KEYCHAIN Treeson maybe the sweetest looking forest fellow in the world. Now he can clip to all bags and keychains to bring his charm.		NIKKI MCCLURE BLANK GREETING CARD Nikki McClure creates complex, yet natural designs by cutting away from a single piece of black construction paper with an x-acto knife.


MARSHALL ZIPPER CHARM Marshall the marshmallow boy in zipper form! Collect all 16 styles. Clasp on anything that needs a cute charm.		TRAVIS LAMPE TEAR DRIPS VINYL FIGURE Make your life sadder with artist and illustrator Travis Lampe’s Teardrip vinly figures. These are blind boxed.


SHIGERU MIZUKI NONNONBA NonNonBa is the definitive work by acclaimed Gekiga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters).		VICE DO’S AND DON’TS: BOOK 2 With pictures sent in from thousands of contributors around the world and captions written by opinionated cranks around Vice’s offices.


COLOR INK BOOK TO DIE FOR SPECIAL ED. Tattoo inspired artwork by To Die For artists: Deph, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, Adam Hathorn AKA Honkey Kong, Steven Daily, Dan smith, Annie Frenzel and many more!		COLOR INK BOOK VOLUME 15 Features a cover by Amy Sol. This volume features works by Adam Isaac Jackson, Anjo Bolarda, Amy Sol, Brian Colin, Dabs Myla, David Lozeau, Jed Thomas, and more!

DAVE KIERSH

AFTERNOON SPECIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL

SUNDAY, JULY 8, 3-5PM

Giant Robot is proud to host Dave Kiersh, an indie comics hero. Kiersh has been working in the indie comics space for years and has slowly gained a loyal audience. His style is freely drawn and appears effortless and calming. It’s realistic and nostalgic.

Afterschool Special is an illustrated romance concerning two teenage outsiders navigating a suburban landscape through nostalgia and personal dilemmas. This 132 page full color perfect bound book includes affectionate nods to abandoned parking lots, late night B-movies and trashy amusement parks. Fully written, illustrated and published by Dave Kiersh. First offset printing and limited to 700 copies.

Dave Kiersh was born in 1979. He is also the creator of Dirtbags, Mallchicks and Motorbikes, his first full color book, which was published in 2009 with the assistance of a Xeric Grant. Afterschool Special went to print as the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign. He has been self-publishing his own comics since 1999. >>

LISA LING – OUR AMERICA

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Lisa Ling began her career at Channel One News, a news program broadcast to junior high and high school students across America. She then changed careers and joined the cast of daytime TV talk show, The View. Soon after, she went back into hard journalism and hosted National Geographic Explorer and now, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) she hosts an hour long news show, Our America. Ling resides in Santa Monica, California, and I visited her new eco-home shared with her husband, Paul Song. The podcast began and stopped a couple of times from a visit from Ling’s mother, sister Laura and her new baby. >>

VIDEO: MEET SATOSHI – THE LAST SALARYMAN

LUKE CHUEH SIGNING + TALK

Yukinori Dehara’s figure exhibition opens this Saturday evening at GR2. Don’t miss out! >>

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Artist Luke Chueh was on hand to speak about and sign his latest book, Bearing the Unbearable on Sunday, June 24th at GR2. Check out the photos. >>

VIDEO: LUKE CHUEH SIGNING + TALK

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Luke Chueh speaks, shows slides, and answers questions for nearly an hour at GR2 on Sunday, June 24th. You might have to turn the volume up to hear. The live stream was set up last minute! >>

YOSHITOMO NARA – NO NUKES – FREE PRINTABLE IMAGE

YUKINORI DEHARA FIGURE EXHIBITION

Yoshitomo Nara supposedly released this image for people to print out in protest of the reactor restart. Nara posted on his Twitter account that basically says the image appeared in his Slash with a Knife book. OK to scan it and print it, just don’t sell it. >>

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GR Time: 6.22.12 – Meet artist Luke Chueh this Sunday at GR2!

Giant Robot News | 22, June 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

artwork by: kevin luong

LUKE CHUEH

ARTIST TALK | BOOK SIGNING | PRINT RELEASE

SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1-4PM

The Art of Luke Chueh – Bearing the Unbearable is a monograph filled with the history of Luke Chueh’s art work. We’re proud to announce the appearance of Luke Chueh at Giant Robot 2 on Sunday June 24th.

We’ve also added an artist talk. From about 1-2pm, Luke Chueh will discuss certain art pieces, his career and will field whatever questions you have. We’ll project images and we’ll try to stream it at ustream. Chueh will then be available to sign copies of his monograph (we’ll have copies) and to release his new print, “Swarm” which was on the cover of Giant Robot 68.


MIMOBOT X BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RISES USB FLASH DRIVE Batman™ (The Dark Knight Rises Edition) X MIMOBOT®, featuring a brand-new a design inspired by the Christopher Nolan-helmed trilogy of movies.		SOFT CANDY THE GIRLS OF DANNI SHINYA LUO Shanghai-born Danni Shinya Luo presents a collection of brand new drawings, paintings and illustrations. Luo has emerged as one of the most important female voices in contemporary symbolic art.


MEAT BUN NINJA MAGIC T-SHIRT “Year three of most ninjutsu schools places a heavy emphasis on skateboarding. How else do you think Joe Musashi knew how to pull off all those sweet hoverboard moves in Return of the Ninja Master?”		MEAT BUN PEELOUT T-SHIRT “A pissed-off ape with the skill to drive a car that’s capable of launching an explosive turtle shell would be a terrifying thing, don’t you fink?”


UGLYDOLL CAST TOTE BAG Go green with the cast of your favorite Uglydolls! It’s recyclable and makes getting groceries or carrying goodies much cuter!		UGLYDOLL SALT & PEPPER SHAKER Meal time will now be way more fun! The head detaches via magnet to use the pepper shaker. His head is the salt and body the pepper.

JUNE 30 – JULY 25, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 6:30-10PM

+

ARTIST TALK & CLAY MODELING WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 3-5PM

The Salaryman in Japan, is an underpaid and understated workforce who work long hours and have forged a lifestyle that is strongly responsible for the economic miracle of post World War 2 Japan. Today they wander the streets after their long day, drinking and frolicking until they head home to their family, only to face the same thing the following day. Satoshi is this person but has a friend, a beast named Morlin.

We’ll be sure to feature clay sculptures and more from Yukinori Dehara. We’ve featured Japanese artist, Yukinori Dehara annually and his exhibitions range from being touching to grotesque. Yet like most artists, he has a deep ideology behind his pieces although to the casual observer, they look like fun.

GOOD NEWS: JANET LIANG UPDATE

By ERIC NAKAMURA

From Janet Liang: “With that said I’d like to announce that I have found a 9/10 donor match from a 29- year old male. I could not have done this without you all. We are also going to look at the cord blood registry for matches and choose our options. Now I’m off to do my spinal tap to make sure it’s not lurking in my noggins.” >>

SMALLTOWN, USA: MAR VISTA BLOCK PARTY

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Next Mayor? Jan Perry and my mother (pictured above). I’ll admit, I’ve never been a great neighborhood guy. I like neighborhoods, but never cared to get out and purposefully meet with neighbors. My doors are shut, windows blocked off – same with my entire family. From mother’s doing, we decided to check out the “Potluck Picnic”. Joined by my aunt and uncle, myself, cousin and his girlfriend, we rolled seven deep to our first Block Party. What would it be like? >>

GAME NIGHT 10 EVENT PHOTOS: GAMES AND A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Game Night is always a fun event. The evening had a summer vacation vibe as the area was filled with locals who were just cut free from school. Graduations just took place at the local colleges and everyone was happy to be out. It’s hard to capture the many little micro things going on at Game Night. The crowds came through in waves, so it went from packed, to light, to packed again. We had 4 different games, 5 stations, Yeren – a board game that’s part of Game Over, and even a marriage proposal. >>

ART: FACE OF ANOTHER EXHIBITION AT BALCONI

By ERIC NAKAMURA

I don’t advertise that I do art of any sort and compared the portrait by Aaron Brown, my partner in this exhibition, I’m not in the same league. Why did I pick a guy who can draw like very few can? The two will hang side by side at Balconi Coffee Shop on Olympic and Sawtelle. >>

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GR Time: 6.15.12 – Game Night / Dehara / Luke Chueh

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giant robot time: 6.15.12 | artwork by: kwanchai moriya


THE ART OF LUKE CHUEH CUSTOM SIGNED We’re having Luke Chueh in store Saturday June 24th at Giant Robot. Deadline to Order June 24th 10AM. Can’t make it? Its ok!		KEVIN LUONG THE CUDDLIEST STAR PRINT Measures 8″ X 8″ – Digital print, Edition of 10, unframed.


MEAT BUN DAYTONABOT T-SHIRT		MEAT BUN PASSING BREEZE T-SHIRT


MIMOBOT X BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RISES USB FLASH DRIVE Batman™ (The Dark Knight Rises Edition) X MIMOBOT®, featuring a brand-new a design inspired by the Christopher Nolan-helmed trilogy of movies.		MIMOBOT X HELLO KITTY USB FLASH DRIVE Bring the outdoors IN, with Hello Kitty® Fun in Fields MIMOBOT® designer USB flash drive by Sanrio® and Mimoco!


MINI TAPE ROLL PANDA AND FRIENDS Add this adorable panda and his friends to your mundane taping tasks. It’s sure to make your craft projects cuter.		TOTORO 10″ PLUSH Straight from Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) this guy is super soft and officially licensed.

Game Night 10

Glorkbot’s Mini-Adventure / Tri-Tri-Triobelisk / Samurai Gunn

Saturday, June 16, 2012, 6:30–10pm

In conjunction with the Attract Mode, Meat Bun Apparel and Angry Bananas, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night 10, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. For this tenth installment, we are teaming up with James Kochalka and Pixel Jam’s long awaited title, alongside Shelby Cinca and Erik Svedäng’s iPad game, Tri-Tri-Triobelisk, and Beau Blyth’s Samurai Gunn.

We will set up game stations both indoors and outdoors and in person will be Shelby Cinca and Beau Blyth. Also playable with be Cinca and Sean Chao’s Yeren board game and Beau Blyth and Jeni Yang’s Catburger.

Game Night 10 is taking place during the Game Over Exhibition, so it’s a great chance to see video game inspired art alongside playable games. More info.

Luke Chueh Book Signing and Print Release

Sunday, June 24, 2012, 1–4pm

The Art of Luke Chueh – Bearing the Unbearable is a monograph filled with the history of Luke Chueh’s art work. We’re proud to announce the appearance of Luke Chueh at Giant Robot 2 on Sunday June 24th 1-4pm. Chueh will be available to sign copies of his monograph (we’ll have copies) and to release his new print, “Swarm” which was on the cover of Giant Robot 68. More info.

Satoshi – The Last Salaryman

Figure Exhibition by Yukinori Dehara

June 30 – July 25, 2012

Reception: Saturday, June 30, 2012 – 6:30-10pm

Artist Talk & Clay Modeling Workshop

Sunday, July 1, 2012 3-5pm

The Salaryman in Japan, is an underpaid and understated workforce who work long hours and have forged a lifestyle that is strongly responsible for the economic miracle of post World War 2 Japan. Today they wander the streets after their long day, drinking and frolicking until they head home to their family, only to face the same thing the following day. Satoshi is this person but has a friend, a beast named Morlin.

We’ll be sure to feature clay sculptures and more from Yukinori Dehara. We’ve featured Japanese artist, Yukinori Dehara annually and his exhibitions range from being touching to grotesque. Yet like most artists, he has a deep ideology behind his pieces although to the casual observer, they look like fun. More info.

MOTHERFUCKERLAND, INSTALLMENT 21

By ED LIN

And so our story ends. Thank you for reading. As always, feel free to swing by edlinforpresident.com. >>

THE NEW CAR – MITSUBISHI MiEV 112MPGe

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Here’s what I’ll be driving. It’s a Mitsubishi MiEV, the MPGe has an “e” which means “equivalent”. I’ll be seeing how it’ll ride and feel. I already know, like a Prius, it starts silently. The car has “eco” written all over it. Want a ride? >>

GR INTERVIEW: JIM A OF TOY BOARDERS

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Jim A: “I am a graphic designer & an old school skateboarder, my son AJ he skates all the time. He helped me design the final designs & got me up to date on the moves that they should be doing. Hence I named ‘em after my son AJ – AJ’s Original Toy Boarders. The original sculpts are just a tad larger than the final product – this way you can get a little more detailed.” >>

E3 AND THE STATE OF THINGS

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Robert Bruce: “The first thoughts I had after roaming the floors of E3, were toward the bafflingly huge booths dedicated to social gaming and mobile gaming companies. These companies must be making a fairly sizable profit to be able to afford the large swathe of floor space on the E3 floor. The other thing I noticed was how small the big game prod companies booths were in comparison to years before.” >>

REVELATION 25 W/ GORILLA BISCUITS, YOUTH OF TODAY, INTO ANOTHER, SENSE FIELD…

By MARTIN WONG

Revelation Records‘ 25th anniversary happened last weekend and I went to two of the four shows. Here are some pics that I’m sharing in B&W. As my friend Ben Clark says, that’s how punk rock is supposed to look. >>

MEET GR’S TRU NGUYEN

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Tru Nguyen works at Giant Robot and we’re proud to say that she is a public transportation rider. Check out her responses to being carless in Los Angeles on kcet.org. >>

GR2 GAME OVER VIDEO

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Thanks, Carlos “Angrybananas” Lopez. >>

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GR Time: 6.8.12 – Game Over artwork now available online

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GAME OVER

VIDEO GAME CULTURE ART EXHIBITION

JUNE 2 – JUNE 27, 2012

Artists include: Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana Serrano, Andrice Arp, Aska Iida, Bradford Lynn, Brian Luong, Bryan Wong, Bubi Au Yeung, Cam Floyd, Carlos Donjuan, Christopher Chan, Cory Schmitz, David Horvath, Devin McGrath, Elizabeth Ito, Elliot Brown, Eric Broers, Erin Althea, Gabe Gonzales, Gary Musgrave, Grant Reynolds, Heidi Woan, James Chong, James Kochalka, Jarrett Quon, Jay Horinouchi, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah La Torre, Jeremy Tinder, Jeremyville, Jeromy Velasco, Jesse Balmer, Jesse Fillingham, Jesse LeDoux, Jesse Moynihan, Jesse Reklaw, Jesse Tise, Jiyoung Moon, John Lau, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kio Griffith, Kwanchai Moriya, Lawrence Yang, Linda Kim, Louise Chen, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Maiko Kanno, Mare Odomo, Mari Inukai, Mark Ingram, Martin Hsu, Matt Furie, Meatbun, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Patrick Kyle, Peter Kato, Philip Koscak, Renee French, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Sarah Lee, Sean Chao, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Sidney Pink, Silvio Porretta, Stasia Burrington, Stephanie Kubo, Theo Ellsworth, Tru Nguyen, Yejin Oh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yumi Sakugawa and more.


AARTING: BLANKIEDESIGNER SER. 1 FIGURE Blankie is a great new blind box figure series from aarting. 12 different figures designed by artists from around the world.		UGLYDOLL: CERAMICSALT & PEPPER SHAKER The head detaches via magnet to use the pepper shaker. His head is the salt and body the pepper.


ANIMAL MARCHING BANDNOTECARD SET Such a playful, cute notecard set from illustrator Junzo Terada.		SUPER IAM8BITART BOOK SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired By Classic Video Games of the ’80s.


GAMA-GO:YETI SUBURBS T-SHIRT The suburbs are encroaching on Yeti’s habitat.		UGLYDOLL:OX T-SHIRT Ox is the best. Simple one character design.


LILLIPUT:WIND-UP TIN ROBOT The design of the robot and its packaging is very nostalgic of mid-century toys!		WIND-UPSPACE ROBOT His eyes and mouth light up as he treks through the land.

UGLYDOLL DAVID HORVATH

By ERIC NAKAMURA

We’ve covered Uglydoll over the years and watched it grow – even working on events such as Uglycon – a convention based on Uglydoll. In this podcast with David, we cover topics such as Uglydoll’s growth, character creation, the film, what’s next, and more. It’s a podcast that’s over 45 minutes in length and if you’re into creating anything, this is a must listen. >>

MEI MELANCON

By ERIC NAKAMURA

You saw her for too short of a moment as Psylocke. She was the jilted “Hello Moto” bride. Recently she was Jamie Chen on The L Word. In over 100 commercials and assorted roles alongside of her modeling career, I catch up with Mei Melancon at Giant Robot 2 on a recent morning for a podcast. We cover topics that begin with her appearances in high profile commercials, X-Men, L-Word, relationships, and her little known upbringing in a commune in Japan. >>

GIANT ROBOT: GAME OVER EXHIBITION PHOTOS

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Thanks for the visit to Game Over at Giant Robot. The exhibition features 140 pieces of art from nearly 80 artists. The opening reception on saturday was one of the most crowded ever. People filed in at 6 and we had people still hanging around well past 10. The work fills the walls and if you’re a game or art fan, this is a perfect place to get lost for a while. >>

INTERVIEW: RAD THRASH BAND FROM SACTO

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENTS 1-20

Like the musical equivalent of a Coelacanth, Sacramento’s RAD is a living, breathing, biting example of an era gone by. They carry on the fury, brevity, and humor of the mid-‘80s when punk and thrash were crossing over, but with totally modern sensibilities. A couple of months ago, I finally got to see them play L.A. (along with my friend and ace photographer Ben Clark, whose pictures from a Pyrate Punx house show are included in this blog) and followed up with some questions that follow. >>

E3 DAY ONE

By ERIC NAKAMURA

The E3 event in LA arrives again, and although there’s no giant announcement that seemed to move a mountain of any sort, it’s still a happening that matters. We do all play games of some sort, right? If not, we’re aware of them and they shape a tiny portion of our lives. >>

By ED LIN

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. Installments have been released weekly and the first 20 chapters are currently available. The novel will be concluding soon so feel free to get caught up! Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 6.1.12 – New Format! Game Over Art Exhibition pens Saturday at GR2

Giant Robot News | 01, June 2012 | Art, Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

GAME OVERVIDEO GAME CULTURE ART EXHIBITION

JUNE 2 – JUNE 27, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 6:30-10PM

Artists include:

Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana Serrano, Andrice Arp, Aska Iida, Bradford Lynn, Brian Luong, Bryan Wong, Bubi Au Yeung, Cam Floyd, Carlos Donjuan, Christopher Chan, Cory Schmitz, David Horvath, Devin McGrath, Elizabeth Ito, Elliot Brown, Eric Broers, Erin Althea, Gabe Gonzales, Gary Musgrave, Grant Reynolds, Heidi Woan, James Chong, James Kochalka, Jarrett Quon, Jay Horinouchi, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah La Torre, Jeremy Tinder, Jeremyville, Jeromy Velasco, Jesse Balmer, Jesse Fillingham, Jesse LeDoux, Jesse Moynihan, Jesse Reklaw, Jesse Tise, Jiyoung Moon, John Lau, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kio Griffith, Kwanchai Moriya, Lawrence Yang, Linda Kim, Louise Chen, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Maiko Kanno, Mare Odomo, Mari Inukai, Mark Ingram, Martin Hsu, Matt Furie, Meatbun, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Patrick Kyle, Peter Kato, Philip Koscak, Renee French, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Sarah Lee, Sean Chao, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Sidney Pink, Silvio Porretta, Stasia Burrington, Stephanie Kubo, Theo Ellsworth, Tru Nguyen, Yejin Oh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yumi Sakugawa and more.

Also there will be playable indie games including the works of programmers Beau Blythe and Shelby Cinca who are creating a game with Sean Chao and Jeni Yang. It’ll be a welcome back to ArtxGames series. More info.


THE ART OF DANIEL CLOWES: MODERN CARTOONIST The book is the first monograph on this award-winning, New York Times–bestselling creator, compiled with his complete cooperation.	GAMA-GOORIGAMI CRANE LED LIGHT A calming and cool way to light up your desk, table, or bathroom.	GAMA-GOLEOPARD NAP T-SHIRT A nice nap can’t be beat. Especially if you’re a snow leopard in a tree.


UGLYDOLLSALT & PEPPER SHAKER Make your kitchen table cute with these ceramic Babo and cookie salt & pepper shaker.	JAPANESE MYTHICALCREATURES BOOK Book includes, illustrations of Kappa, Kirin, Baku, Nue, Kitsune and Tsuchigumo from over 120 different artists from around the world!	GAMA-GO – UNICORNPENCIL SHARPENER “Sharpen your pencil with magic.”


UGLYDOLL CERAMICCOIN BANK – WAGE These ceramic coin banks are vividly colored and feature the helpful Wage who will keep your pennies safe!	GAMA-GO – SNOWGLOBE SALT & PEPPER SHAKER Have fun adding seasoning to your food with these snowglobe inspired salt & pepper shakers.	LEGO MINIFIGURESSERIES 4 Awesome array of everyone’s favorite mini figures, Lego people!


GAME OVER INTERVIEWBy ERIC NAKAMURAAlejandro Quan-Madrid interviewed me for the upcoming, Game Over exhibition at Giant Robot 2. It’s me blabbing about the art of games that’ll be showing at GR. The energy and effort of people making media is always awesome.	ARTISTS DROPPING OFF WORK FOR GAME OVERBy ERIC NAKAMURAI wish I shot them all. Maybe I will from now on. Many are fine and smiling. It’s a nice day out and if you’re self employed, you can go bike riding, but it is deadline day at Giant Robot for Game Over.	FREE SHOW REVIEWS: DUM DUM GIRLS AT THE GETTY, GIZELLE AT AMOEBA HOLLYWOOD, GOH NAKAMURA AT ELOISE’S HOUSEBy MARTIN WONGDownloading free MP3s is strictly for bootlegs, demos, and so on. But I have no qualms about attending free shows–especially ones that I can take my four-year-old daughter to.


JOE ESCALANTE OF THE VANDALS FOR LOS ANGELES JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE #3By MARTIN WONGEveryone has friends who are in bands. But who hangs out with judges? Next week, original O.C. punk Joe Escalante (The Vandals, and more recently the Sweet and Tender Hooligans) is on the ballot to serve on the bench as Judge of the Superior Court for the City of Los Angeles.	GIANT ROBOT PODCAST: MEI MELANCONBy ERIC NAKAMURAYou saw her for too short of a moment as Psylocke. She was the jilted “Hello Moto” bride. Recently she was Jamie Chen on The L Word. In numerous commercials and assorted roles alongside of her modeling career, I catch up with Mei Melancon at Giant Robot 2 on a recent morning for a podcast. We cover topics that begin with her appearances in high profile commercials, X-Men, L-Word, relationships, and her little known upbringing in a commune in Japan.	HK MOVIE REVIEW: JOHNNIE TO’S LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE (U.S. RELEASE MAY 29TH)By MARTIN WONGLife Without Principle is a very different movie by Johnnie To. Namely, there are long stretches that showcase nothing but dialogue. Bankers, thugs, and cops talking about money. This is in stark contrast to the lengthy, wordless, and stylized tracking shots that the Hong Kong director is known for.


TONGUE AND GROOVE VIDEOBy GIANT ROBOT NEWSThat’s Franny Choi, Traci Akemi Kato Kiriyama, Ed Lin, and Chiwon Choi in the “Monsters of Reading” photo.	TONGUE AND GROOVE EVENT PHOTOSBy GIANT ROBOT NEWSThank you for coming through. When the idea of a “reading” was happening, I was picturing Ed Lin reading out of his book, or perhaps notes or anecdotes, but it turned into something else. A reading event with poets. At first it was a strange thought. In reality, it’s merely art form.	MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 20By ED LINRead author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012.

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Giant Robot Time: 5.25.12

Giant Robot News | 25, May 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

TONGUE AND GROOVE

AUTHOR READINGS

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 8PM

In celebration of National Asian American/Pacific Islanders Heritage month, Conrad Romo’s Tongue and Groove Series will make an appearance at Giant Robot 2 featuring Frannie Choi, Chiwan Choi, Ed Lin, Traci Kato Kiriyama and others

bios

Chiwan Choi is a writer, editor, teacher, and publisher Abductions is his second book of poetry.

Ed Lin is the author of Waylaid,This Is a Bust and Snakes Can’t Run. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. The native New Yorker’s latest book is One Red Bastard, by Minotaur. He’ll be available to sign copies.

Traci Akemi Kato-Kiriyama is the creator/ producer of Tuesday Night Café in Japan Town. She is a writer, performing artist, educator and grassroots organizer.

Franny Choi was a finalist at two of the three most prestigious poetry slams in the country: the National Poetry Slam and the Women of the World Poetry Slam. She was awarded Best Female Poet and Most Innovative at the 2011 Wade-Lewis Poetry Slam Invitational, and her team was specially recognized for Pushing the Art Forward at the 2011 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational. She was also the top-ranking female poet at the 2011 Southern Fried Poetry Slam and the champion of 2010 Seoul Poetry Slam.

GAME OVER

VIDEO GAME CULTURE ART EXHIBITION

JUNE 2 – JUNE 27, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 6:30-10PM

Artists include: Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana Serrano, Andrice Arp, Aska Iida, Bradford Lynn, Brian Luong, Bryan Wong, Bubi Au Yeung, Cam Floyd, Carlos Donjuan, Christopher Chan, Cory Schmitz, David Horvath, Devin McGrath, Elizabeth Ito, Elliot Brown, Eric Broers, Erin Althea, Gabe Gonzales, Gary Musgrave, Grant Reynolds, Heidi Woan, James Chong, James Kochalka, Jarrett Quon, Jay Horinouchi, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah La Torre, Jeremy Tinder, Jeremyville, Jeromy Velasco, Jesse Balmer, Jesse Fillingham, Jesse LeDoux, Jesse Moynihan, Jesse Reklaw, Jesse Tise, Jiyoung Moon, John Lau, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kio Griffith, Kwanchai Moriya, Lawrence Yang, Linda Kim, Louise Chen, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Maiko Kanno, Mare Odomo, Mari Inukai, Mark Ingram, Martin Hsu, Matt Furie, Meatbun, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Patrick Kyle, Peter Kato, Philip Koscak, Renee French, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Sarah Lee, Sean Chao, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Sidney Pink, Silvio Porretta, Stasia Burrington, Stephanie Kubo, Theo Ellsworth, Tru Nguyen, Yejin Oh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yumi Sakugawa and more.

Also there will be playable indie games including the works of programmers Beau Blythe and Shelby Cinca who are creating a game with Sean Chao and Jeni Yang. It’ll be a welcome back to ArtxGames series.


ED LIN – ONE RED BASTARD * SIGNED COPY * Fresh from the writing workshop at GR2. Signed by Ed Lin himself!		GAMA-GO BITE ME BOTTLE OPENER This stainless steel vampire teeth bottle opener is sure to allow you to quench your insatiable thirst.


GAMA-GO PEACOCK TREE T-SHIRT This peacock has many friends because his feathers are branches.		GAMA-GO YETI SUBURBS T-SHIRT The suburbs are encroaching on Yeti’s habitat. Beware!


NIKKI MCCLURE POSTER WE ARE STARLIGHT A wonderful assortment of posters from artist Nikki McClure!		HIGHTIDE – GIVE & TAKE DOUBLE CARD CASE In Japan it is customary when meeting to exchange business card. Now you can have a card holder which hold both your business card and the flip side to receive cards.


TOTORO 4″ PLUSH ORNAMENT Get that feeling you had when you first saw My Neighbor Totoro every time you see this ornament hanging around.		RILAKKUMA RELAX BEAR MINI MEMO PAD Mini notepads with the Rilakkuma Relax Bear and his buddies! It’s dinner time!


MARUMAN NEW SOHO SKETCHBOOK Made in Japan and filled with quality 60 lb. paper suitable for water colors, pen, graphite and color pencil!		YELLOW RAT DING REPAIR T-SHIRT Beautiful simple tees based on graphics from the 50′s and 60′s. This particular design was done by Barry McGee!

I AM FINE

EISHI TAKAOKA SOLO EXHIBITION

MAY 5 – MAY 30, 2012

GR2: ED LIN WORKSHOP

GOH NAKAMURATHON – 40, 40, 41 HOURS TO GO

Ed Lin’s new book, One Red Bastard is out and he’s touring Southern California doing readings. Gladly, his first of two stops at Giant Robot included a workshop. In dubious form, he didn’t release any information on how it would work. >>

By MARTIN WONG

The Dream Sessions, Goh’s latest Kickstarter effort, would remedy that. He’s trying to raise money to record sessions in three studios. Three cities, three different sets of musicians, same rad guitarist and singer. To help publicize the campaign, he’s been webcasting live sets featuring various friends playing music or just hanging out. >>

HELPING JANET LIANG BENEFIT CONCERT

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Her Leukemia is at 82% of her body, she has a 30% chance of survival, and she intends to be in Texas for the next six months recovering. She’s a busy one and there’s a concert coming up in her honor and also to raise funds. It’s Helpingjanet.com Perfect 10 Concert that’s taking place in LA. >>

LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL: THE WORKING MAN, GOH NAKAMURA, CLOSING NIGHT

CLOSING NIGHT LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival just ended and now I’m wondering what to do. Sounds like a good time to share some pictures. Of course, my focus was on my pals from The Working Man enjoying a moment in the spotlight. >>

By ERIC NAKAMURA

Congrats to the folks who work on this festival. It’s looking up – way up. The closing night took place at the CGV Cinemas in Koreatown. The pics don’t do the event justice, but that’s my cousin Michael Aki who starred in the film, Daylight Savings. >>

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 19

By ED LIN

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, >” target=”_blank”>One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 5.18.12 – Free shipping on orders $50 or more

Giant Robot News | 18, May 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

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TOTORO PLUSH PHONE STAND This Totoro phone stand will be the cutest addition to your desk. Keep your phone in arms reach and bringing a smile to your face. This is an official Studio Ghibli product!		ERASER PACK ANIMALS IN FOREST These forest animals makes correcting your mistakes melt your heart. Pack includes a monkey, koala bear, hamster, hedgehog, two bears a bunny and a tree stump!


ERASER PACK ZOO ANIMALS Cutest erasers around! These zoo animals makes correcting your mistakes melt your heart. Pack includes a pig, cow, horse, giraffe, panda bear, elephant and wood bench!		GUMDROP SERIES 1 FIGURE Check out these cute Gumdrop dog figures. Each color has two face variations! Collect all 12! Measures about 2″ tall.


NINJATOWN ZIPPER CHARM Your favorite ninja related hand-held video game Ninjatown now has its own zipper charm. Collect all 16.		NIKKI MCCLURE – WONDER MINI ECO-JOURNAL SET Includes four mini journals, two ruled and two blank. Printed on 100% FSC-certified paper, soy-based inks.


MOLESKINE LEGO RULED NOTEBOOK A special limited edition collaboration between Lego and Moleskine.		SAN-X PLASTIC FOLDER SLEEVE A semi-translucent file folder that features Relax Bear, picking flowers with friends!!

MEET AUTHOR ED LIN

WRITING WORKSHOP + AUTHOR SIGNING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 7-9PM

Author Ed Lin just released his latest novel, One Red Bastard and is conducting a writing workshop. He says to bring your iPad, iPhone or Paper. The workshop is scheduled for an hour 7-8pm.

Afterwards from 8pm-9pm, Ed Lin will sign his new book – One Red Bastard. We’ll have copies on hand.

TONGUE AND GROOVE

AUTHOR READINGS

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 8PM

In celebration of National Asian American/Pacific Islanders Heritage month, Conrad Romo’s Tongue and Groove Series will make an appearance at Giant Robot 2 featuring Frannie Choi, Chiwan Choi, Ed Lin, Traci Kato Kiriyama and others

bios

Chiwan Choi is a writer, editor, teacher, and publisher Abductions is his second book of poetry.

Ed Lin is the author of Waylaid,This Is a Bust and Snakes Can’t Run. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. The native New Yorker’s latest book is One Red Bastard, by Minotaur. He’ll be available to sign copies.

Traci Akemi Kato-Kiriyama is the creator/ producer of Tuesday Night Café in Japan Town. She is a writer, performing artist, educator and grassroots organizer.

Franny Choi was a finalist at two of the three most prestigious poetry slams in the country: the National Poetry Slam and the Women of the World Poetry Slam. She was awarded Best Female Poet and Most Innovative at the 2011 Wade-Lewis Poetry Slam Invitational, and her team was specially recognized for Pushing the Art Forward at the 2011 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational. She was also the top-ranking female poet at the 2011 Southern Fried Poetry Slam and the champion of 2010 Seoul Poetry Slam.

GAME OVER

VIDEO GAME CULTURE ART EXHIBITION

JUNE 2 – JUNE 27, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 6:30-10PM

Artists include:

Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana Serrano, Andrice Arp, Aska Iida, Bradford Lynn, Brian Luong, Bryan Wong, Bubi Au Yeung, Cam Floyd, Carlos Donjuan, Christopher Chan, Cory Schmitz, David Horvath, Devin McGrath, Elizabeth Ito, Elliot Brown, Eric Broers, Erin Althea, Gabe Gonzales, Gary Musgrave, Grant Reynolds, Heidi Woan, James Chong, James Kochalka, Jarrett Quon, Jay Horinouchi, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah La Torre, Jeremy Tinder, Jeremyville, Jeromy Velasco, Jesse Balmer, Jesse Fillingham, Jesse LeDoux, Jesse Moynihan, Jesse Reklaw, Jesse Tise, Jiyoung Moon, John Lau, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kio Griffith, Kwanchai Moriya, Lawrence Yang, Linda Kim, Louise Chen, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Maiko Kanno, Mare Odomo, Mari Inukai, Mark Ingram, Martin Hsu, Matt Furie, Meatbun, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Patrick Kyle, Peter Kato, Philip Koscak, Renee French, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Sarah Lee, Sean Chao, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Sidney Pink, Silvio Porretta, Stasia Burrington, Stephanie Kubo, Theo Ellsworth, Tru Nguyen, Yejin Oh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yumi Sakugawa and more.

Also there will be playable indie games including the works of programmers Beau Blythe and Shelby Cinca who are creating a game with Sean Chao and Jeni Yang. It’ll be a welcome back to ArtxGames series.

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PODCAST: LUKE ROOK THE APPRENTICE TOY MAKER

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Luke Rook has always been a friend to Giant Robot. He began his recent career in toys by opening Lulubell Toy Bodega in Arizona and soon moved to Japan where his career turned. From being a “toy buyer” he’s now a toy maker. In this podcast, Luke Rook explains some of the mysteries of the Japanese toy making scene. In a matter of a few years after moving, he’s unlocked the “system” of striking up vinyl figures from serious mom and pops factories. One of the greatest facets of Luke is his sheer honesty and frankness which is shaping a new sub genre of “kaiju”. He still calls himself an apprentice, but that’ll change soon enough. >>

MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD – PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK’S DVD RELEASE

By MARTIN WONG

The legend goes that Mutant Girls Squad came about when friends Noboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), and Tak Sakaguchi (Versus) decided that since they like to drink together, they should direct a movie together–not an anthology but more like a jam where person takes a segment. But are the filmmakers violent drunks, funny drunks, or emotional ones? It turns out they’re all of the above in spades. >>

GIANT ROBOT VISITS OTOMO KATSUHIRO’S GENGA EXHIBIT

By BRETT FUJIOKA

Otomo Katsuhiro‘s movie, Akira, was my gateway to anime as a teen. Due to this, I was giddier than a kid on a sugar rush when the day came to visit his latest exhibition at the 3331 Chiyoda Arts gallery in Akihabara. >>

LONG BEACH COMIC CONVENTION PHOTOS

By DEAN GOJOBORI

Check out highlights from this year’s convention. >>

LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL – OPENING NIGHT

By MARTIN WONG

Tonight’s kickoff of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival featured a screening of Daniel Hsia’s Shanghai Calling. I thought the smart, stylish comedy produced by Janet Yang and starring Daniel Henney was a bold choice of an opener. Instead of dwelling on typical themes of Asian American cinema such as the diaspora or having to live up to the image of Bruce Lee, it presented Asians as being in a position of power in terms of commerce and culture. >>

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 18

By ED LIN

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012. >>

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Giant Robot Time: 5.11.12 – New work by Eishi Takaoka now available!

Giant Robot News | 11, May 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | No Comments

I AM FINE

EISHI TAKAOKA SOLO EXHIBITION

MAY 5 – MAY 30, 2012

Eishi Takaoka’s work is coming back. Although the sculptures of Eishi Takaoka all portray the same serene expression, their outwardly calm façade belies a world of bottled-up emotions. With nowhere to go, these intense feelings manifest themselves in outlandish formations that sprout out of the top of each figure’s head. The uniquely sculpted heads of Takaoka are rooted in a personal fantasy world that is fueled by the emotional ups and downs of daily life in lower-middle class Japan. He instills his frustration with life in Kagoshima and feelings of isolation into each of the pieces, which are comprised of carved wood painted with raw mineral pigments placed atop empty glass medicine bottles.

Takaoka’s pieces have been seen in group shows in Tokyo and New York, one-person exhibitions at Giant Robot New York and GR2 in Los Angeles, and on the cover of novelist Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore. For this exhibition, Takaoka will create 34 sculptures at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles. See the exhibit.


AARTING – BLANKIE DESIGNER SERIES 1 FIGURE Blankie is a great new blind box figure series from aarting. 12 different figures designed by artists from around the world. Artists include, Matucha, Miss Shelby, Cvele, Atomic1970, and more.		SHINZI KATOH SERENO HELLOTOTE Shinzi Katoh creates some of the cutest products around. Four leaf clovers are extra lucky when gifted by your crush. Sprouting flowers and clovers on back side. Made of a durable canvas material.


MINI TAPE ROLL ROBOTS Add this robot pattern to your mundane taping tasks. It’s sure to make your craft projects cooler.		P+G DESIGN POCHI PANDA POUCH Are the contents of your purse not cute enough? Now it is! What a cute Panda Bear face on this silicone pouch.


YOSHITOMO NARA LITTLE WANDERER FIGURE Drag the Little Wanderer back a bit, let it go, and it propels itself across whatever flat surface you like. Beautiful, classy design which is what to expect from Yoshitomo Nara products.		TAKASHI MURAKAMI MINI TOWEL Superb mini hand towels from world renowned Supeflat artist Takashi Murakami. Made of soft terry cloth material.


MOLESKINE SKETCHBOOK The cover is plain black, the blue stripe is just a piece of paper. Interior pages are heavy paper.		EGGLING PETUNIA Grow your own flowers in this nature inspired planter. Just crack open and water.

LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL

MAY 10 – MAY 20, 2012

Surrogate Valentine: 5/12; Surrogate Valentine 2: 5/12, 5/13; Tormented: 5/12; Dragon: 5/14

PHOTOGRAPHS OF TōHOKU

By MICHAEL ARIAS

As previously posted on GR, I made several trips to the northern countryside of Japan in the days and weeks following the disaster of 3/11. And, though the intent of these ragtag “missions,” was primarily humanitarian, I took many photos along the way, posting them with my reports on these pages. I recently culled the most evocative of those shots for display at the 12th incarnation of the always delightful Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival, held last week in Frankfurt.

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 17

OFF! RECORD RELEASE PARTY W/ FIDLAR AND SPIDER FEVER [...]

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012. >>

By MARTIN WONG

What can I say about OFF! The same way that the Whisky encapsulates a lot of what’s rad about L.A., so does the current project of Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), and Mario Rubalcaba (Hot Snakes, 411, Spider Fever). It has punk, metal, and the pure darkness, aggression, vitriol, and smarts that seep through every Pettibon illustration or Chandler novel. Still blasting songs at roughly a minute each with huge amounts of chops and pent-up energy, there’s no room for the falseness that outsiders associate with L.A. >>

PHOTOGRAPHS OF TōHOKU

By MICHAEL ARIAS

As previously posted on GR, I made several trips to the northern countryside of Japan in the days and weeks following the disaster of 3/11. And, though the intent of these ragtag “missions,” was primarily humanitarian, I took many photos along the way, posting them with my reports on these pages. I recently culled the most evocative of those shots for display at the 12th incarnation of the always delightful Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival, held last week in Frankfurt. >>

EISHI TAKAOKA OPENING RECEPTION PHOTOS

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

What’s a gallery supposed to do when an artist can’t make it? We’ve had that issue in the past but this time, we did something creative with it. Eishi Takaoka isn’t the most talkative but across the world at his house in Kagoshima, Japan, he joined his solo effort at Giant Robot 2 – I Am Fine. He spoke to visitors as if he was there using Skype video with HD cams. He answered questions with some translation help from Google Translator, our friends Kio and Shihori. >>

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Giant Robot Time 5.4.12

Giant Robot News | 04, May 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2 | 1 Comment

I AM FINE

EISHI TAKAOKA SOLO EXHIBITION

MAY 5 – MAY 30, 2012

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 6:30-10PM

Eishi Takaoka’s work is coming back. Although the sculptures of Eishi Takaoka all portray the same serene expression, their outwardly calm façade belies a world of bottled-up emotions. With nowhere to go, these intense feelings manifest themselves in outlandish formations that sprout out of the top of each figure’s head. The uniquely sculpted heads of Takaoka are rooted in a personal fantasy world that is fueled by the emotional ups and downs of daily life in lower-middle class Japan. He instills his frustration with life in Kagoshima and feelings of isolation into each of the pieces, which are comprised of carved wood painted with raw mineral pigments placed atop empty glass medicine bottles.

Takaoka’s pieces have been seen in group shows in Tokyo and New York, one-person exhibitions at Giant Robot New York and GR2 in Los Angeles, and on the cover of novelist Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.

For this exhibition, Takaoka will create 34 sculptures at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles. He is currently attending school in his hometown of Kagoshima, Japan and will not be in Los Angeles for the opening.


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MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 16

By ED LIN

nbsp; Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012.

CHRIS CHU ON THE FATE OF THE MORNING BENDERS AND FUTURE OF POP ETC

By MARTIN WONG

In 2010, The Morning Benders were headlining a sold-out Troubadour with rows of fans camped out in front of the stage hoping to hear masterful and sometimes even orchestral indie rock such as “Excuses” from up close. Since then, Chu and his band has changed their name to POP ETC and the sound has undergone an overhaul, as well. In anticipation of the self-titled new album (which comes out on June 12) the band released a raw, self-directed video as well as a mixtape of bold, R&B-derived pop complete with Auto-Tuned vocals last week. The transformation seemed crazy until I realized that the band has never been afraid of production and that David Bowie followed up Diamond Dogs with Young Americans and Altered Images added as much polish between Pinky Blue and Bite. {…} I hit up Chris on the new songs and sounds. >>

AKO CASTUERA TALK VIDEO

By GIANT ROBOT NEWS

Sunday, Ako Castuera did an artist talk at GR2. We recorded it via Ustream.tv and embedded the video below. She brought works in progress paintings when are in the set below. Some of it looks complete! >>

ESCAPE FROM AGE OF MONSTERS VIDEO GAME SPOTLIGHT (FEATURING ASS-KICKING MUSIC BY THE BINGES!)

By MARTIN WONG

There are plenty of “endless running” games out there. And some of them are pretty fun. But how many have psychedelic monsters, clobbering-time gloves, perishing children, and a truly ripping soundtrack by one of the raddest bands ever? Escape from Age of Monsters has all that, not to mention inside jokes ranging from Fat Albert to Michael Jackson to Tiger Mom. I had to ask Mayuko Okai, my friend and guitarist for The Binges, and Michael Su, CEO and co-founder of Massive Joe Studios, how the new iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad game went from finger-tapping addictive to head-banging awesome. >>

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 16

By ED LIN

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been recently published by Minotaur in April 2012. >>

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Giant Robot Time 4.20.12

Giant Robot News | 20, April 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2, News | No Comments

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APRIL 6 – APRIL 22, 2012

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THEY ARE US

NEW WORK BY AKO CASTUERA

APRIL 7 – MAY 2, 2012

Ako Castuera often shows at Giant Robot in group exhibitions. This will be her first solo effort at Giant Robot. Castuera’s work involves a look into the past which has brought us into the present. Along with her sweeping watercolor hills and valleys are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Castuera relays their significance as a dreaming point as well as their contribution in our ecosystem.

Also in this exhibition will be sculptural work also depicting prehistoric animals captured in a modernistic style. Castuera’s work is colorful, dreamy and captures a concept that explains who we are and where we came from.

I AM FINE

EISHI TAKAOKA SOLO EXHIBITION

MAY 5 – MAY 30, 2012

RECEPTION: SAT, MAY 5, 6:30-10PM

Eishi Takaoka’s work is coming back. Although the sculptures of Eishi Takaoka all portray the same serene expression, their outwardly calm façade belies a world of bottled-up emotions. With nowhere to go, these intense feelings manifest themselves in outlandish formations that sprout out of the top of each figure’s head. The uniquely sculpted heads of Takaoka are rooted in a personal fantasy world that is fueled by the emotional ups and downs of daily life in lower-middle class Japan. He instills his frustration with life in Kagoshima and feelings of isolation into each of the pieces, which are comprised of carved wood painted with raw mineral pigments placed atop empty glass medicine bottles.

Takaoka’s pieces have been seen in group shows in Tokyo and New York, one-person exhibitions at Giant Robot New York and GR2 in Los Angeles, and on the cover of novelist Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.

For this exhibition, Takaoka will create 34 sculptures at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles. He is currently attending school in his hometown of Kagoshima, Japan and will not be in Los Angeles for the opening.


PAUL ROBERTSONSIGNED PRINT Fresh from our Diversions! art show at the GR2 gallery. Paul Robertson’s 8-bit style prints are available signed by the man himself. Inspiration for his work is found in popular culture, video games, animation and nostalgia.


DOMO 2″ QEESERIES 4 FIGURE New series featuring everyone’s favorite character Domo Kun! These blind boxes have an awesome array of styles that are more rare than the next!		JAMES JEANXOXO POSTCARD SET GR contributing artists James Jean has released this wonderful set of postcards featuring images of his much talked about paintings. 30 postcards in the set!


JAMES JEANKINDLING A poster book featuring 12 brand new, never-before-published paintings by award-winning artist James Jean. Each of the 11″ x 16″ pull-out prints is bound into a paperback portfolio and features a full-color painting on one side and intricate sketches on the opposite side.		ED LINONE RED BASTARD In One Red Bastard, Ed Lin’s thrilling sequel to the highly acclaimed Snakes Can’t Run, “reminiscent of Elmore Leonard… Compulsively readable” (Don Lee), it’s the fall of 1976. New York’s Chinatown is in turmoil over news that Mao’s daughter is seeking asylum in the U.S.


UPPER PLAYGROUNDDAVID CHOE ASH GIRL T-SHIRT David Choe and Upper Playground collaborate for this fantastic Ash Girl design based on one of David’s paintings!		UGLYDOLLBLIND BOX FIGURE Finally Uglydoll blind box figures, specifically Glow-in-the-Dark Ice-Bat! Made of hard plastic with torsos that can be turned. 6 variations in all.


DORAEMONUSB TIME MACHINE Plug Doraemon into your USB port and his time machine will project a digital clock display onto any surface.		BUKUBUKUAWA MASCOTPUFF BALL Little plush puff balls with felt faces that randomly assorted facial expressions.

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 14

By ED LIN

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been published by Minotaur in April 2012.

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 14

ANIMAL STYLE AT FAAIM RECAP

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. New installments will be released weekly. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, has been published by Minotaur in April 2012. >>

FAAIM SHOWCASE: PREDUCE’S CHAIYO!

I’ve attended a lot of film festivals over the years. And through Giant Robot magazine, I’ve had the pleasure of introducing features by friends as well as conducting Q&As afterward. But Animal Style for FAAIM’s Asian American Showcase was the first program that I’ve ever curated. Yes, it totally ruled. >>

NEW WORK BY AKO CASTUERA

Check out this short Q&A with preduce boss Simon Pellaux about the Chaiyo! video and tour. >>

AKO CASTUERA

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Giant Robot Time: 4.6.12 – Ako Castuera’s Solo Exhibition opens Saturday at GR2!

Giant Robot News | 06, April 2012 | Giant Robot NEWS, Giant Robot store, GR2, News | No Comments

THEY ARE US

APRIL 7 – MAY 2, 2012

RECEPTION: SAT, APRIL 7, 6:30-10PM

Ako Castuera often shows at Giant Robot in group exhibitions. This will be her first solo effort at Giant Robot. Castuera’s work involves a look into the past which has brought us into the present. Along with her sweeping watercolor hills and valleys are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Castuera relays their significance as a dreaming point as well as their contribution in our ecosystem. Also in this exhibition will be sculptural work also depicting prehistoric animals captured in a modernistic style. Castuera’s work is colorful, dreamy and captures a concept that explains who we are and where we came from.

Preview images

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MARCH 10 – APRIL 4, 2012

MONYO MONYO, JUDE BUFFUM, PAUL ROBERTSON,

FERIC, MEAT BUN, FRENCH, SEAN CHAO

We all have interests that takes us away. Our postcard image by Australian artist Paul Robertson is hyper dense and 8-bit influenced. Jude Buffum from Philadelphia crosses 8-bit art and social and pop culture commentary. Monyo Monyo from Japan creates wearable masks that are furry and powerful. Feric from Taiwan is known for his delicate and cyber-detailed pieces. Originally from Taiwan but now a resident of Los Angeles, Sean Chao creates astonishing dioramic worlds. French from England evokes metal music and its iconography. Meat Bun, our comrades from multiple pop up shops and Game Night events will display some of their iconic work. View the exhibit.


OMFG (OUTLANDISH MINI FIGURE GUYS) SERIES 1 These OMFG, Outlandish Mini Figure Guys, remind me of my miniature plastic toys I had as a kid. Series 1 are Crawdad Kid, Multiskull, Stroll, King Castor and Phantom Shithouse! All 5 characters included!		ZOMBIE MINI FIGURES SERIES 2 Z.O.M.B.I.E. or Zillions of Mutated Bodies Infecting Everyone mini figures are a fresh new take on childhood toys. These zombies feature the characters School Girl, Rockabilly, Bathtime, School Boy, and the Ape!


SOUND MACHINE (SCI-FI EDITION) This sound machine plays 16 hi-fidelity sound effects including aliens, rayguns, lazers, timewarps, alerts, one small step for man dialogue, monsters, flying saucers, computers, and more!		GAMA-GO TALL DRINK OF WATER T-SHIRT Gama-go have the sweetest designs. Slender, slightly clumsy deers are the cutest! Printed on turquoise, fine jersey t-shirt.


DELFONICS PEAR LEATHER MOUSEPAD (GREEN) The popular Delfonics brand releases the best stationery which includes journals, address books, notepads, etc. Wonderfully designed simple items! This particular one is a leather mousepad in the shape of an pear.		UPPER PLAYGROUND DAVID CHOE HAIRDO WOMENS T-SHIRT David Choe and Upper Playground collaborate for this fantastic Hairdo t-shirt based on one of David’s paintings! This looks hot on all ladies!


UGLYDOLL ICE-BAT PILLOW You’ve found an UGLYPILLOW™! These are a rare sight indeed. As rare as your sitting on the sofa to watch TV or play computer games, that is. Who does THAT anymore!?		UGLYDOLL SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURE BABO’S BIRD New Uglydoll Action Figures are here at Giant Robot! Now in bold photo packaging that captures your favorite Uglys at play!

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 12

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, will be published by Minotaur in April 2012.

MOTHERFUCKERLAND: INSTALLMENT 12

AKO CASTUERA ART PREVIEW IMAGES

Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, will be published by Minotaur in April 2012.

INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES PREVIEW

Check out images from Ako Castuera’s solo exhibition opening at Giant Robot 2 this Saturday, April 7th.

Featuring Delhi Belly and Anima and Persona (Aaranya Kaandam). The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has become one of my favorite annual events, and not just because it’s next door to Amoeba. Once more, the tenth edition has a killer lineup of films that dispel the popular image of Bollywood.

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