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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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[nggallery id=29] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Game Over IV at GRSF, March 4, 2011 – March 30, 2011 Reception: Friday, March 4, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 Giant Robot is proud to present Game Over IV, a group show that pays homage to the continuous evolution of videogames and their massive influence on popular culture. The impact and inspiration of videogames will be represented through a wide assortment of styles and genres provided by top artists in the fields of illustration, painting, sewing, indie comics, and videogames. Contributors are scheduled to include the following: Lala Albert Esao Andrews Nick Arciaga Andrice Arp Jesse Balmer Sasha Barr Niv Bavarsky Eric Broers Aaron Brown Jeffrey Brown Jude Buffum David Chung Farel Dalrymple Enfu Ines Estrada Jesse Fillingham Cam Floyd Matt Furie Nick Gazin Mark Giglio Peter Hamlin Paul Hornschemeier David Horvath Martin Hsu Rama Hughes Levon Jihanian Kinuko Chris Kuzma Patrick Kyle Ginette Lapalme Little Friends of Printmaking Kiyoshi Nakazawa Mare Odomo Physical Fiction Ferris Plock Silvio Porretta Jarrett Quon Jesse Reklaw Rob Sato Cory Schmitz Dave Stolte Superbrothers Daria Tessler Jeremy Tinder Chris Ward Steven Weissman Leslie Winchester Calvin Wong Jeni Yang Lawrence Yang Derek Yu Also Added: Hilary Florido, James Chong, Mark Ingram 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. A reception featuring many of the artists will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Friday, March 4. For more information about the show, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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[nggallery id=33] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Opening Real Japanese Kawaii February 5 – March 2, 2011 Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 In conjunction with Sweet Streets, Giant Robot is proud to host a group show by Shibuya Girls Pop, a new Tokyo-based artist collective featuring 12 female artists: Nana Aoyama, Eimi, Sayaka Iwashimizu, Marrontic, Hiroshi Mori, NICO, Keiko Ogawa, Ra’yka, Shinjuko, Yuki Takahashi, Kayo Tamaishi, and TAMMY. Real Japanese Kawaii will be the collective’s first American exhibition together. Kawaii is loosely translated as “cute” in English, but it actually means much more. To the Shibuya Girls Pop artists, kawaii is like holding onto a piece of happiness in a world with uncertain future and, in Japan, the concept is fast becoming a revolution. The mix of new names and established artists in the Tokyo scene (such as Nana Aoyama, a.k.a. Marie, whose art has been featured on Anna Sui’s fashion runway, and Shinjuko, who is famous for her Harajuku Lovers illustrations) will provide a deeper look into the meaning of kawaii through their hyper cool, pop-saturated new paintings. 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, February 5, and feature free kawaii makeup tutorials by Sugarpill Cosmetics (as seen in Japanese brand 6%DOKIDOKI’s 2010 fashion show). 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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[nggallery id=27] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group art show opening Year of the Rabbit at GR2 February 5 – March 2, 2011 Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to host Year of the Rabbit, a group art show celebrating the 4709th resetting of the lunar calendar. Pieces will include illustrations, oils, pencils, prints, watercolors, sculpture, and other media–all dedicated to one of the most stubborn, but also most creative (and cute) animals in the Chinese zodiac. Contributors will include the following: Andrice Arp Jesse Balmer Robert Bellm Aaron Brown Ako Castuera Sean Chao Louise Chen Shawn Cheng James Chong Lola Dompe Dutch Door Press Evah Fan Jesse Fillingham Matt Furie Clement Hanami Lisa Hanawalt Nao Harada David Horvath Michael Hsiung Martin Hsu Mark Ingram Mari Inukai Kaori Kasai kozyndan Tessar Lo Miso Gary Musgrave Tru Nguyen Saejean Oh Ming Ong Martin Ontiveros Sidney Pink Ferris Plock Jarrett Quon Jesse Reklaw Albert Reyes Grant Reynolds Jenny Ryan Ryan Jacob Smith Ryohei Tanaka Daria Tessler Kelly Tunstall Aiyana Udesen Edwin Ushiro Christine Vincent Jing Wei Justin Wood Yoskay Yamamoto Kohei Yamashita Jeni Yang 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 featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, February 5. For more information about the show, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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Attract Mode, Meat Bun, Angry Bananas, and Giant Robot. Game Night continues on. Our December show rained out, but in the end, being Southern California the weather was nice in January and Game Night 4 with holiday themed games. I’m not sure if people recognized the holiday cheer with the Christmas lights, the game graphics featuring a lot of holiday imagery, hot chocolate, and candy canes! It goes from 7-10, but we kept it going longer. We also added Street Fighter and when you do that, time flies.
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