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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Exhibition at GR2 Year of the Dragon Jan 28th – Feb 15th, 2012 Opening reception Saturday Jan 28, 6:30-10pm GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: YEAR OF THE DRAGON – an art exhibition featuring Dragons! This is the official GR2 Grand Re-Opening as well as our beloved Michelle Borok’s Farewell… Michelle Borok who is coincidentally Year of the Dragon, began as a clerk at Giant Robot LA and quickly found herself managing all locations, curating exhibitions, building the brand, and needless to say, much much more. She will be moving to Mongolia. “While the Year of the Rabbit was characterized by calm and tranquility, the Year of the Dragon will be marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity. The Rabbit imbues people with a sense of cautious optimism, but people respond to the spirit of the Dragon with energy, vitality and unbridled enthusiasm, often throwing all caution to the wind – which can be an unwise move: The Dragon is all about drama but if you take unnecessary risks, you may find yourself starring in your own personal tragedy.” The exhibition includes work by: Andrice Arp, Robert Bellm, Aaron Brown, Elliot Brown, Stasia Burrington, Bjorn Calleja, Ako Castuera, Sean Chao, Louise Chen, Shawn Cheng, James Chong, Luke Chueh, Chris Cilla, Jesse Fillingham, Cam Floyd, Harrison Freeman, Renee French, Gabe Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Joe Hahn, Nao Harada, Hiro Hayashi, David Horvath, Kerry Horvath, Martin Hsu, Mark Ingram, Mari Inukai, Elizabeth Ito, Marc Johns, Jeremiah LaTorre, Little Friends of Printmaking, Tessar Lo, Bradford Lynn, Miso, Gary Musgrave, Mark Nagata, Ming Ong, Martin Ontiveros, Sana Park, Sidney Pink, Jarrett Quon, Jesse Reklaw, Sara Saedi, Ryan Jacob Smith, Dave Stolte, Ken Taya, Edwin Ushiro, Christine Vincent, Steven Weissman, Heidi Woan, Yoskay Yamamoto, Jeni Yang, Yejin Oh, Sashiko Yuen 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) 479-7311
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GR2. The dry run. It was 6:35pm and we’re scheduled to be open at 6:30pm. We heard some knocks, people are standing outside, some just opened the door and walked in. It signaled the opening of GR2. There was no speech or meditations on the project, it was a situation of having to be ready because of what the clock told us. As each minute passed us, we were muttering “we need to open,” and then even while we were not quite done, we opened the doors. People drifted in looking up and around. Those who frequent GR2, noticed a huge difference, those who don’t, just walked in as if this is how it’s always been.
It took a little over a week and the new GR2 is done. This isn’t the grand re-opening, we’re saving that for after the tweaks and so forth. Year of the Dragon show Jan 28th. It’ll be manager Michelle Borok’s last art show before she moves to Mongolia. Sadness for us and a strong hello to Mongolia. GR2 will be a work in progress and hopefully it’ll continue that way for a while.
PRINTED MATTER 10 PRINTS FROM ARTISTS JANUARY 11 – JANUARY 25 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 6:30-10PM The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) remodel happening at the beginning of January will transform the location into a larger gallery, creating MORE wall space and utilizing all of the existing walls. We’re shrinking the retail capacity of GR2 and focusing in on the art that we’ve loved sharing with the world there! We’ll begin with a large print show, “Printed Matter 10″ as we’ve done in the past at GR2, GRNY and GRSF. We’ve had numerous installments of of “Printed Matter” and this is the 10th. The print show will begin January 11th with an opening on Saturday the 14th. Participants include: Apak!, Chris Bettig, Jude Buffum, Burlesque Printing, Louise Chen, Shawn Cheng, David Choe, James Chong, Dutch Door Press, ENFU, Ines Estrada, Jesse Fillingham, Hilary Florido, Matt Furie, Gabe Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Seonna Hong, Kerry Horvath, Michael & Pearl Hsiung, Martin Hsu, Mari Inukai, Jeremyville, Kaori Kasai, kozyndan, Jesse LeDoux, Little Friends of Printmaking, Bradford Lynn, Dan McCarthy, Gary Musgrave, Masato Nakada, Saelee Oh, Martin Ontiveros, Panorama Press, Sidney Pink, Albert Reyes, Jay Ryan, Jessica Seamans, Ryan Jacob Smith, Dave Stolte, Diana Sudyka, Deth P. Sun, Jesse Tise, Aiyana Udesen, Justin Wallis, Jing Wei, Kent Williams, Aaron Woes Martin, Sashiko Yuen NORWEGIAN WOOD BOOKBY HARUKI MURAKAMI PROMOTIONAL OFFER Get a copy of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood for free at the Giant Robot Store along with a Movie Promo Postcard with a $40 purchase while supplies last. We’ve given the movie an emphatic thumbs up. We have only 4 copies left! The offer applies to both in store and online. Norwegian Wood Opens in US Theaters starting January 2012. See the website for show times and theaters. norwegianwoodmovie.com IN PRINT APPAREL ACCESSORIES TOYS HOUSEWARES + MORE NEW AND FEATURED FOR JANUARY… DAVID CHOE X GIANT ROBOTSWEATER SKATE DECK GAMA-GOCUPCAKEYS KEY COVERS In commemoration of Giant Robot’s 15th anniversary artist David Choe collaborated once again for two new skate decks. Edition of 150. These tasty cupcakes fit atop your keys! So cute, so sweet. The purple one with the eye patch is going on my car key. Gotta check those blind spots! FREE STYLE SCRAPS 08PIXEL BOOK BLACKBIRD FLY35MM CAMERA The latest in graphic inspiration from the Freestyle Scraps series by the wizards at BNN. Over 1000 illustrations from a wide range of themes, all based on the ubiquitous pixel. The Blackbird Fly is a twin-lens reflex camera: one lens is used to expose the film, while the other is used like a viewfinder. It’s a famous style of camera whose history stretches back to the 1920′s. STINCKERS STICKER SHEETJOHNNY RYAN UGLYDOLL X FUNKOOX VINYL FIGURE Gross out comic master Johnny Ryan’s collection of classic characters grace this Stincker sheet. Signed by the artist. Limited edition. Uglydoll and Funko have collaborated to release these unique vinyl figures. Their heads can rotate and provide a cool accessory for your desk or display...
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