Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Wish I were there… Aya Takano is amazing all the time. Aya TakanoReintegrating WorldsSkarstedt GalleryNovember 5 – December 12, 200920 E. 79th St. | New York, NY 10075 | tel 212.737.2060 | fax 212.737.4171
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THURSDAY at store opening David Horvath’s Biennale Dave’s on sale in all stores LA, SF and NYC and online 12 noon PST.FRIDAY Le Merde Biennale Bangals on sale in all stores LA, SF and NYC and online 12 noon PST. Keep checking back on the art pieces. It’s most likely Monday for the Ledavhara originals. I shouldn’t have to explain any of this, but there’s a strong segment who are very clueless as to how a museum show works, and for good reason, how often does anyone get to do anything at a museum? Not often. So let me try to explain. I saw a someone addressing JANM not being able to sell the art because it’s not for profit. I know there were some of you who were miffed that you couldn’t buy the original pieces right out of the case. Sorry! Here’s an explanation: imagine if you went to MOCA and saw a price tag on a Picasso, a Renoir, or a Basquiat? Can a museum use their advantage of getting public funds and enjoying the tax benefits of being a non-profit and using their gigantic walls to bring up the value of art in order to sell it and even a higher price? That would be unfair. So, why is it that Giant Robot can sell it? 1) We’re not a non-profit. 2) The art that’s there displayed does not belong to the museum, it’s not part of a permanent collection. 3) At the Takashi Murakami show at MOCA, some of the art was property of Blum and Poe. It’s for sale. 4) Sign up list? What’s the difference between a list and taking people’s business cards? We did blast the information that art would be available at a later date. Join our list. Can a museum have a gift shop? I don’t know the ins and outs exactly, but the gift shop is also part of their business. Even if it’s not for profit, museums can have gift shops. Even if it’s non-profit, people who work there still need to be paid. The gift shop had Dave’s and Bangals for sale. That said, I do hope you check out the show, etc. It was a lot of work-more than just producing a new toy. This is about pushing the medium and such in a much higher institution than a store website or even a gallery. This show is up three months and will do a lot for vinyl figures. If I were the typical business person, this would only be a toy sale and only online! This is much more than that and it’s something that Giant Robot helped put together. So let’s be calm and enjoy what’s there. Ask questions if you have them.
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That’s Martin and I standing in front of the wall of magazines. 62 issues doesn’t quite look like 62 when they’re hung this way. Actually it’s short one, you can figure it out. But by the time you see it in person again, it’ll be right. Yet, it’s a powerful wall and I’m glad it’s there at JANM. It makes me laugh how many people trip out of the suits. This being a museum opening, and I suppose people expect us to dress in street clothes, so the idea is the flip it and go clean. That’s me, ex-Secretary of Transportation and the namesake of the San Jose Airport, Norman Mineta, David Choe, and Albert Reyes. I gave a short tour for Norman Mineta who’s a big part of the museum and does support GR. It was great to have him here. I wonder where is Secret Service agents were at? That means they were doing a great job. Gary and Goh stalk the grounds.It was big smiles for both of them. That’s Deth P. Sun. It was great that he made it down. Late of course, but that’s Deth, he can be an enigma. He even waited in line to get to see his work. That was a gift from Mari Inukai. GR Staffers. Keyla, Luana, myself, Serina, Sasha, and Seth. Quite a crew. Aaron Brown and Dario B were there as well. That’s me and Marc Gerald. Chris Bettig and kozy from kozyndan. She was dressed nice. Jim Lee. Have any ideas on what was the Brand New? Heavies? Whoa… Horvath, a chika (I swear she’s for real), Sam, and Le Merde. James and Wen. Big smiles. Rob 62 Sato wearing his map bag. The band. David Choe’s mom and Dave. Proud parents and supportive too. The artists who were in the foto. That’s us on stage. Michelle Borok Rama Hughes Christine Castro Cate and Clement. Amy Hill. James and Dan (kozyndan) Joe Hahn in back and Anthony Batt (buzznet.com) interviews. Stella Lai runs to the red
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That’s David Choe’s dad sitting in front of Dave playing drums at the Giant Robot Biennale. I’ll post photos soon, but here’s some video for you to check out. The below is David Choe on drums, James Jean on keyboards, and Goh Nakamura on guitar. The below video is George Takei doing an introduction of myself. It’s overwhelming, but also fun.
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David Choe Death Blossom raffle was picked and emails will go out soon. Congrats to those who won.
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