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Seasonal Changes photos and video by Dj Tony Jr who’s standing at the opening with Hellen Jo. There’s plenty more to see. (Chopblock – Seasonal Changes)

Video by DJ Tony Jr. Thanks much again.

I look like living hell, but Crystal from Santa Monica High stopped in because she had to write a report about an art exhibition. She chose Seasonal Changes and walked into GR2 rather quietly. Of course “yes” you can sketch the art, and yes, I’ll help you know more about the artists and their work. It’s not a huge assignment, but she’s taking it serious. She wandered the walls and looked at the pieces and settled on a couple of them. One by Jen Corace and another by Gosha Levochkin. She picked the pieces based on her own interpretation of the title of the exhibition and she sketched two pieces and wrote about them.

Afterwards, I got to peek into her own sketchbook! Talent for days.

The moment I saw Digging by Deth P. Sun, it reminded me of the very tall Mongolian man, Bao Xishun who at 7’9″ was summoned to help pull pieces of plastic out of two dolphins in 2006. I’m sure Bao, who lives in a landlocked area far from a coast, would have never thought he would be a hero to two dolphins. But upon further research, I found out that an American basketball player, Clifford Ray who at 6’9″ used his long reach to pull a bolt out a dolphin named Mr Spock in 1978. Ray said that the dolphin seemed to understand something was wrong and was cooperative throughout. Ray also mentioned in the NY Times, “After that whole incident, whenever I would go to the park, he would always recognize me,” Ray said of Mr. Spock. “He would come right up to me without being prompted.” Aren’t dolphins stories are cool? As for Bao Xishun and Clifford Ray, they should meet one day and talk about their experience. I’ll nominate myself to moderate.

I’m not sure what Deth P. Sun’s Cat is doing to the wolf like animal. Perhaps the relaxed eyes and demeanor tell it all. The animal seems knows there’s some kind of extraction going on, just like the dolphins.

giant robot time: 3.22.13 | art by: deth p. sun

BIGFOOT THE FOREST WARLORD VINYL FIGURES Bigfoot has released some very impressive limited edition vinyl figures! DETH P. SUN VARIOUS DRAWINGS ZINE Collection of Deth P. Sun’s favorite drawings he made in 2012. DETH P. SUN BOAT PRINT Archival Ultrachrome print on Bradford Rag paper. DETH P. SUN TERRARIUM TOTE BAG Deth P. Sun’s cat character sleeping in a terrarium. TOKIDOKI KAIJU PLUSH Kaiju isn’t just vinyl figures, it can be a plush! TOKIDOKI PHONZIES PHONE CHARM Fits in your headphone jack and just looks cute. FACIAL RECOGNITION APRIL 6 – APRIL 24, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 6:30-10PM Three Person Group Exhibition featuring James Kochalka, Matt Furie and Mark Todd James Kochalka is a comic book artist, musician, and more hailing from Burlington, Vermont. His well known works include a new animated cartoon called Superfuckers. Matt Furie is well known for his illustrative character works, at times featuring super heroes and villains in a world that’s all his own. Mark Todd is an illustrator and instructor at Art Center College of Design. His works are often amalgamations of layers that often comprise his own takes on classic comics covers. All three artists are involved in some type of published work, some of which will be available at Giant Robot. MORE INFO | FACEBOOK EVENT

GR2: SEASONAL CHANGES RECEPTION By GIANT ROBOT NEWS A very special thank you to those that attended last weekend’s opening reception! See the art here. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025

 giant robot time: 3.15.13 | art by: jen corace

SEASONAL CHANGES MARCH 16 – APRIL 3, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 6:30-10PM Four Person Group Exhibition featuring Hellen Jo, Jen Corace, Deth P. Sun, and Gosha Levochkin. Hellen Jo works in animation in Los Angeles, and displays a style that’s partially influenced by manga, perhaps something like Taiyo Matsumoto. Jen Corace hails from Providence, RI and her works often capture emotion with a small town feel. Deth P. Sun is a Giant Robot friend who’s consistently shown at Giant Robot and many extending exhibitions. Gosha Levochkin is a Los Angeles artist who works mostly in watercolor and captures creatures in fantastical scenes. MORE INFO | PREVIEW IMAGES | FACEBOOK EVENT ANDROID VINYL FIGURE LUCKY CAT SERIES Lucky cats meet Android figures. FULUTO MINI SERIES BLIND BOX FIGURE KusoVinyl & TobyHK skull-faced rabbit figures are awesome. D-CLIPS DOG & CAT Dog and cat paperclips from Japan! TOTORO PLAYING CARD SET Relive My Neighbor Totoro scenes while you play your favorite card games. TOY BOARDERS SKATE FIGURE (SERIES 2) Awesome take on the classic toy soldiers your Dad played with. ERASER PACK SUSHI Keshigomu eraser packs featuring all sorts of realistic objects. GIANT ROBOT TAPE ROBOT T-SHIRT This shirt will have everyone touching your chest all day, asking, “Is that tape?” Director JJ Abrams rocking the GR Tape Robot T-shirt on location: THRASH LAB PROFILES X GIANT ROBOT ARTIST SERIES VIDEOS We’re partnering up with Thrash Lab and set up a series of Artist Profiles. They’ll appear at 9:30am PST. Luke Chueh is an LA hero. He made it work, his way. Pay attention to Luke Chueh.

GR2: GAME NIGHT 13 VIDEO By GIANT ROBOT NEWS DJ Tony Jr, is a guest at GR2 shows, and he’s been shooting video using his point and shoot. He also composes music and he dropped a beat that fits this piece just right. >>   GAME NIGHT 13! PHOTOS By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Hotline Miami and Tuning, two games by Cactus Soderstrom at GR2! >> SHOW REVIEW: CARSICK CARS AT THE REDWOOD BAR; ZINE REVIEWS: COMETBUS, RADON, MOSHPIT, PERPETUALLY 12 By MARTIN WONG On Sunday night, the Maybe Mars crew from Beijing made a stop in Downtown L.A.’s Redwood Bar with their flagship band Carsick Cars. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025

FACIAL RECOGNITION

April 6 – Apr 24, 2013

Three Person Group Exhibition featuring James Kochalka, Matt Furie and Mark Todd

James Kochalka is a comic book artist, musician, and more hailing from Burlington, Vermont. His well known works include a new animated cartoon called Superfuckers. Matt Furie is well known for his illustrative character works, at times featuring super heroes and villains in a world that’s all his own. Mark Todd is an illustrator and instructor at Art Center College of Design. His works are often amalgamations of layers that often comprise his own takes on classic comics covers.

All three artists are involved in some type of published work, some of which will be available at Giant Robot.

For any other information on or about any of the artists or anything else contact Eric Nakamura at Giant Robot.

Seasonal Changes

April 6 – Apr 24, 2013

Opening Reception:
Saturday, April 6, 2013
6:30 – 10:00 PM
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90025
http://gr2.net/

eric (at) giantrobot.com
310 445.9276

Watercolors is a difficult medium and Gosha Levochkin is able to manipulate it into an interesting narrative. This will be a larger offering of Levochkin’s works at GR2.

We’ve worked with Jen Corace before, and it’s great to have her back into an exhibition. Her work has developed into a new style of narrative. We’re excited to have her and you’ll love her work.

DJ Tony Jr, is a guest at GR2 shows, and he’s been shooting video using his point and shoot. He also composes music and he dropped a beat that fits this piece just right.

Awesome looking pieces and sculptures. The Riders are cool. You get two figures in one and who puts a cone as a nose. Yes, Luke Rook can. (Giant Robot Store)

please no printed fabrics or clothing ….due to legal mumbo jumbo!

Youtubelink

Tuesday, March 5th – Rob Sato

Tuesday, March 12th – Luke Chueh

Tuesday March 26th – Sean Chao

Tuesday, April 2nd – Edwin Ushiro

Tuesday, April 9th – David Horvath

Tuesday, April 16th – Shizu Saldamando

Youtubelink

Rob Sato, friend of Giant Robot and a great artist, specializes in watercolors and makes a great subject for a video.

Luke Rook at Giant Robot Store

giant robot time: 3.1.13 | print by: sean chao

GAME NIGHT 13 HOTLINE MIAMI AND TUNING SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 6-10PM In conjunction with Meat Bun Apparel, Angry Bananas, Attract Mode and Giant Robot, we are proud to host Game Night 13, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. This episode of Game Night will feature two indie games. Three games, including an appearance by Spelunky creator Derek Yu . We’ll also have his figures! The Games: Hotline Miami and Tuning both games created by Jonatan Cactus Soderstrom. Hotline Miami – Hotline Miami is a retro style 2d top-down action shooter game developed by Dennation games. Its fast paced, has weapons of all varieties for you to use, a lucid trippy art style, and an amazing original soundtrack. Tuning – Tuning is a platformer in which the levels are gradually presented weirder and weirder, creating visual puzzles where the player has to figure out how what he sees relates to his own actions in the game. Special Events: - Cosplay in a Hotline Miami outfit and you’ll get a free download code for Hotline Miami (limited) - The Game Night Raffle – always a hit MORE INFO | FACEBOOK EVENT P+G DESIGN HELLO KITTY WALLET p+g Design teams up with Hello Kitty to release this silicone wallet. 3D DRAWING PAD SPECIAL EDITION Create drawings that float above the page. GARDEN-IN-A-BAG CATNIP Kit includes plastic lined kraft-paper bag, soil and seeds. GLYN DILLON THE NAO OF BROWN Twenty-eight-year-old Nao Brown, who’s hafu (half Japanese, half English), is not well. She’s suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and fighting violent urges to harm other people. LUCKY PEACH ISSUE 6 Lucky Peach #6, the APOCALYPSE issue, considers our imminent End Times. The issue’s split into two parts: pre-and post-apocalypse. OISHINBO: JAPANESE CUISINE IZAKAYA: PUB FOOD In this volume of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and Kurita investigate classic izakaya foods. OISHINBO: JAPANESE CUISINE THE JOY OF RICE In this volume of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and company look into the single most essential food in Japanese cuisine: rice.

GR2: LUKE ROOK IS GRODY RECEPTION PHOTOS By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Thank you to all the attendees of last weekend’s opening reception! >> SOUNKYO ICE FALL FESTIVAL By BRETT FUJIOKA Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, elevates the term ‘Winter Wonder Land’ to an all new standard. >> REPOST: LUKE ROOK PODCAST By GIANT ROBOT NEWS In this podcast, Luke Rook explains some of the mysteries of the Japanese toy making scene. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Game Night 13 at Giant Robot 2

Game Night 13 – Hotline Miami and Tuning
Saturday, March 9th 2013, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net (310) 445-9276

In conjunction with Meat Bun Apparel, Angry Bananas, Attract Mode and Giant Robot, we are proud to host Game Night 13, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. This episode of Game Night will feature two indie games.

Three games, including an appearance by Spelunky creator Derek Yu . We’ll also have his figures!

The Games: Hotline Miami and Tuning both games created by Jonatan Cactus Soderstrom.

Hotline Miami – Hotline Miami is a retro style 2d top-down action shooter game developed by Dennation games. Its fast paced, has weapons of all varieties for you to use, a lucid trippy art style, and an amazing original soundtrack.

Tuning – Tuning is a platformer in which the levels are gradually presented weirder and weirder, creating visual puzzles where the player has to figure out how what he sees relates to his own actions in the game.

Special Events:

Cosplay in a Hotline Miami outfit and you’ll get a free download code for Hotline Miami (limited)

The Game Night Raffle – always a hit

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

Game Night 13 will take place on Saturday, March 9th 2012, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

For more information about Game Night, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:

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