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Giant Robot Time 11.4.11 Undercurrents, Robots, Problem Solving, Free Screening Outrage, Bike Rack Discount, and fun products of the week.
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Dean Gojobori an Uglydoll Fan and part of the Ugly Nation holds a rare Uglydoll print – UMA City Uglydoll print. These are signed and numbered. They’re rare Uglycon items from the past. Super Rare items at Giant Robot.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Exhibition at GR2 The Art of Problem Solving November 19 – December 7, 2011 Opening reception Saturday November 19, 6:30-10pm GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 The Problem Solverz is a animated show currently running on Cartoon Network and created by artist collective Paper Rad member Ben Jones. Filled with kinetic energy that’s at times based on an abstract animation and story lines, the show also follows simple cartoon cannons. The art style is hyper kinetic, colorful, with an original look and feel that fans of Paper Rad will recognize. This art exhibition will feature works created in the style of the program and it’s characters. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles as well as an online equivalent. Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 478-1819
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Louise Chen and Squirrel Scouts at Artcycle last month Louise Chen spent months curating, “We Are All Animals”, featuring artist friends from the Bay Area and Los Angeles. This is the second group show that’s come out of it and the third one will be held in Los Angeles next year. Right now, the show lives in a gallery in Santa Cruz called Felix Kulpa Gallery and winds up on October 30th. Her piece for the Robots exhibition is a print called Gallant and is available here. Chen is also a bicycle enthusiast and can be seen riding a self made tall bike. “My girl bike gang is called Squirrel Scouts and our main goal as a collective is to educate ourselves and others on how to do anything or make anything. A lot of us have a background in art or fabrication, so we have a lot of skill sets to share. We also make merit badges to put on our vests for when we learn different skills from each other, some of which are: welding, screen printing, gardening, dress-making, etc. We sometimes have pop-up shops at festivals where we sell our goodies and bring sewing machines to make things on-site!” A view of the gallery in Santa Cruz with the We Are All Animals show set up. Here is the Squirrel Scouts etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/squirrelscouts Here is my etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/flavorful= My website: www.LouiseChen.com and my blog: theautumnsweater.blogspot.com
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Rob Sato is originally from Sacramento but now calls Echo Park is home. He showed at the Giant Robot Biennale 2 in 2009 and will show again in the Biennale part 3 in 2012. A long time supporter of Giant Robot, the fast witted Sato has an interesting sense of humor and a distinctive laugh. His art speaks of his hard work and attention to detail. You can see his work on the cover of Giant Robot 62, and we do carry some of his other handiworks at Giant Robot. But there’s more. Sato isn’t a great self promoter, but he does stock a number of his prints which are available at his site. There are also further selections at: “The Choice Cut Cult”, the occult sushi menu print for sale at NUCLEUS GALLERY “Land Admiral Lefebvre’s Fleet…” (below) print from TRAPEZE EDITIONS
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