Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
$10.1 million that’s the new record for a contemporary Chinese work and done by one of the more familiar artists Zhang Xiaogang. His works look different these days, since this piece is an older work from 1988. Look familiar? His works are often portraits from his “Blood line” series and the only way I can afford one is to buy a bootleg on the street in China. Yes, they can be had at a low prices. The cool thing of the rising prices of Chinese art is that these days with the Chinese bubble economy, Chinese people are buying the highest end of art made by their fellow country persons.
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[nggallery id=31] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Opening Power Punch April 2 – April 24, 2011 Reception: Saturday, April 2, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 In conjunction with guest curators Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson, Giant Robot is proud to host Power Punch. For this show, artists were given identical 8″ x 8″ panels to work from. As a result, the art itself becomes the focus–and not the material it is created on. The unified presentation will explore both the vocabulary of and connections between today’s working artists. Artists, who were chosen not only on the merit of their own particular work but also how they relate to one another, will include the following: APAK! Drew Beckmeyer Marc Burckhardt Chris Buzelli James Chong Kevin Christy Vanessa Davis Shannon Freshwater Matt Furie Frieda Gossett Peter Hamlin Ryan Heshka Andrew Holder Jason Holley Patrick Hruby Rich Jacobs Hellen Jo Travis Lampe Zohar Lazar LeMerde Jacob Magraw Elizabeth Mamont Mark A. Miller Brendan Monroe Christian Northeast Martin Ontiveros Mimi Pond Luke Ramsey Martha Rich Johnny Ryan Brooks Salzwedel Erik Mark Sandberg Shark Toof Keith Shore Jeremy Tinder Jesse Tise Aiyana Udesen Jon Vermilyea Wayne White Matt Wood Jaime Zollars Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. An opening reception will take place on 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, April 2. For more information about the artists, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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Tucked away in West Los Angeles in a partial residential / industrial neighborhood, is Jaus Art. Jaus is a fun spelling of “House”. I’ve driven by it dozens of times and seen a painted wall on the side. It’s appointment only. Ichiro Irie, 41, is an artist and instructor at Santa Monica College and Oxnard College and handles the space / residence. He was once a Fulbright recipient and studied art in Mexico City for five years and has run Jaus Art for the last couple of years. The current exhibition Wabi Savvy features Japanese artists and was curated by Gilbert Kuno who penned an interview with “Hard Gay” in a previous Giant Robot issue. It’s an appointment only space, so if you want to see it, drop Irie a line. Jaus Art.
Takao Sakai – azuki beans and sculpts
[nggallery id=38] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group art show opening Water Works at GR2 – A benefit for UNICEF and child victims of the earthquake in Japan March 19 – April 13, 2011 Reception: Saturday, March 19, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 The U.S. Fund for UNICEF (USF) is raising funds to help children in Japan impacted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. This is an unusual decision, as Japan is a donor to UNICEF, not a recipient of its assistance. However, due to the unprecedented nature of the epic disaster and its impact on children, resources are going to be critical in helping provide for the very unique needs of children. These may include health, development, and protection and other needs that may have been compromised or disrupted in the wake of the catastrophe. Giant Robot is proud to join the effort, and have asked many of our talented friends to create water-themed art to raise funds to support the efforts of UNICEF. In addition to raising money by selling artwork, Giant Robot will be donating the following to UNICEF: 1. Proceeds from the sale of water bottles featuring labels created by artists and signed by celebrities. 2. Fifty percent of proceeds from Giant Robot’s small restaurant, gr/eats, on Saturday, March 19. 3. A percentage of all sales at Giant Robot, GR2, and GRSF during the weekend of March 18-20. 4. Raffles for donated merchandise including designer- and artist-signed items, GR gear, horseback rides, and other items. 5. Cash donations accepted for UNICEF. Contributors include the following: Andrice Arp Gary Baseman Chris Bettig Bigfoot Jude Buffum Chris Buzelli Louise Chen David Choe Luke Chueh Jesse Fillingham Renee French Ayako Fujitani Matt Furie Rodney Greenblat Katherine Guillen Joe Hahn Clement Hanami David Horvath Mari Inukai James Jean kozyndan Jesse LeDoux Lisa Ling Barry McGee Ryan McGinness Jeff McMillan Junko Mizuno Megan Mullally Gary Musgrave Mark Nagata Saelee Oh Bryan Lee O’Malley Nathan Ota Mu Pan Albert Reyes Jay Ryan Rob Sato Ryan Jacob Smith Deth P. Sun Jillian Tamaki Katsuya Terada Edwin Ushiro Esther Pearl Watson Daniel Wu Yoskay Yamamoto Kohei Yamashita This event is made possible by the generous help of Intertrend Communications, the most innovative, digitally savvy Asian marketing agency in the country. In addition, Intertrend has pledged to match the first $10,000 raised by proceeds and donations through Giant Robot. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. The opening reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, March 19. For more information about the fund raiser, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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[nggallery id=26] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group art show opening Water Works at GR2 – A benefit for UNICEF and child victims of the earthquake in Japan March 19 – April 13, 2011 Reception: Saturday, March 19, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 The U.S. Fund for UNICEF (USF) is raising funds to help children in Japan impacted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. This is an unusual decision, as Japan is a donor to UNICEF, not a recipient of its assistance. However, due to the unprecedented nature of the epic disaster and its impact on children, resources are going to be critical in helping provide for the very unique needs of children. These may include health, development, and protection and other needs that may have been compromised or disrupted in the wake of the catastrophe. Giant Robot is proud to join the effort, and have asked many of our talented friends to create water-themed art to raise funds to support the efforts of UNICEF. In addition to raising money by selling artwork, Giant Robot will be donating the following to UNICEF: 1. Proceeds from the sale of water bottles featuring labels created by artists and signed by celebrities. 2. Fifty percent of proceeds from Giant Robot’s small restaurant, gr/eats, on Saturday, March 19. 3. A percentage of all sales at Giant Robot, GR2, and GRSF during the weekend of March 18-20. 4. Raffles for donated merchandise including designer- and artist-signed items, GR gear, horseback rides, and other items. 5. Cash donations accepted for UNICEF. Contributors include the following: Andrice Arp Gary Baseman Chris Bettig Bigfoot Jude Buffum Chris Buzelli Louise Chen David Choe Luke Chueh Jesse Fillingham Renee French Ayako Fujitani Matt Furie Rodney Greenblat Katherine Guillen Joe Hahn Clement Hanami David Horvath Mari Inukai James Jean kozyndan Jesse LeDoux Lisa Ling Barry McGee Ryan McGinness Jeff McMillan Junko Mizuno Megan Mullally Gary Musgrave Mark Nagata Saelee Oh Bryan Lee O’Malley Nathan Ota Mu Pan Albert Reyes Jay Ryan Rob Sato Ryan Jacob Smith Deth P. Sun Jillian Tamaki Katsuya Terada Edwin Ushiro Esther Pearl Watson Daniel Wu Yoskay Yamamoto Kohei Yamashita This event is made possible by the generous help of Intertrend Communications, the most innovative, digitally savvy Asian marketing agency in the country. In addition, Intertrend has pledged to match the first $10,000 raised by proceeds and donations through Giant Robot. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. The opening reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, March 19. For more information about the fund raiser, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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