Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

Here’s a list of 7 questions I answered for Sassytidbits.com! Thanks much. Where are you? West Los Angeles If, starting today, you could only listen to one record/cd/digital album for six months, what would it be? Easy, it’s My Bloody Valentine – Loveless. What is your ultimate couch (burn out/hangover) day entertainment? I don’t drink at all but I’d play Modern Warfare.  Although it sounds crude, it’s a great lesson in teamwork and a look into the habits and mentality of people, if you choose to play that way.  You can just blast away mindlessly if you want as well. I don’t. What kind of art do you live with? Too much to show on my walls, but I have art everywhere. It’s not important that it hangs on a wall honestly; I get as much joy seeing it in a flat file drawer. It’s still art and it’s still appreciated and cared for. The rest is at Sassytidbits.com!
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artwork by: kevin luong     LUKE CHUEH ARTIST TALK | BOOK SIGNING | PRINT RELEASE SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1-4PM The Art of Luke Chueh – Bearing the Unbearable is a monograph filled with the history of Luke Chueh’s art work. We’re proud to announce the appearance of Luke Chueh at Giant Robot 2 on Sunday June 24th. We’ve also added an artist talk. From about 1-2pm, Luke Chueh will discuss certain art pieces, his career and will field whatever questions you have. We’ll project images and we’ll try to stream it at ustream. Chueh will then be available to sign copies of his monograph (we’ll have copies) and to release his new print, “Swarm” which was on the cover of Giant Robot 68.   MIMOBOT X BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RISES USB FLASH DRIVE Batman™ (The Dark Knight Rises Edition) X MIMOBOT®, featuring a brand-new a design inspired by the Christopher Nolan-helmed trilogy of movies. SOFT CANDY THE GIRLS OF DANNI SHINYA LUO Shanghai-born Danni Shinya Luo presents a collection of brand new drawings, paintings and illustrations. Luo has emerged as one of the most important female voices in contemporary symbolic art. MEAT BUN NINJA MAGIC T-SHIRT “Year three of most ninjutsu schools places a heavy emphasis on skateboarding. How else do you think Joe Musashi knew how to pull off all those sweet hoverboard moves in Return of the Ninja Master?” MEAT BUN PEELOUT T-SHIRT “A pissed-off ape with the skill to drive a car that’s capable of launching an explosive turtle shell would be a terrifying thing, don’t you fink?” UGLYDOLL CAST TOTE BAG Go green with the cast of your favorite Uglydolls! It’s recyclable and makes getting groceries or carrying goodies much cuter! UGLYDOLL SALT & PEPPER SHAKER Meal time will now be way more fun! The head detaches via magnet to use the pepper shaker. His head is the salt and body the pepper. YUKINORI DEHARA FIGURE EXHIBITION JUNE 30 – JULY 25, 2012 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 6:30-10PM + ARTIST TALK & CLAY MODELING WORKSHOP SUNDAY, JULY 1, 3-5PM The Salaryman in Japan, is an underpaid and understated workforce who work long hours and have forged a lifestyle that is strongly responsible for the economic miracle of post World War 2 Japan. Today they wander the streets after their long day, drinking and frolicking until they head home to their family, only to face the same thing the following day. Satoshi is this person but has a friend, a beast named Morlin. We’ll be sure to feature clay sculptures and more from Yukinori Dehara. We’ve featured Japanese artist, Yukinori Dehara annually and his exhibitions range from being touching to grotesque. Yet like most artists, he has a deep ideology behind his pieces although to the casual observer, they look like fun.         GOOD NEWS: JANET LIANG UPDATE By ERIC NAKAMURA From Janet Liang: “With that said I’d like to announce that I have found a 9/10 donor match from a 29- year old...
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Game Night is always a fun event. The evening had a summer vacation vibe as the area was filled with locals who were just cut free from school. Graduations just took place at the local colleges and everyone was happy to be out. It’s hard to capture the many little micro things going on at Game Night. The crowds came through in waves, so it went from packed, to light, to packed again. We had 4 different games, 5 stations, Yeren – a board game that’s part of Game Over, and even a marriage proposal.

The proposal. They were up from San Diego, he had told her that one day they’d go to a Game Night. He wore a different GR shirt during the day and had a costume change at some point, since at Game Night, he was wearing his proposal outfit. He got the ring a couple of months earlier. After playing games, checking things out, he played Yeren in front of Shelby Cinca and Sean Chao, and that’s where he popped the question. She said yes. Romantic dude. She was near shaking and fiddling with the ring nonstop. The photo below is just a few minutes later. Eventually, we hope to see their Flipcam video that someone shot. Game Night is magical.

 

 

The photos below is Glorkian Warriors shot from off the parking lot wall at Giant Robot 2. The art is by James Kochalka, and the Game play, Pixeljam. This will be a hit game. The animation is smooth and it feels like you’re in the Kochalka cartoon world. This is a fun one.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Luke Chueh Book Signing and Print Release Luke Chueh Book Signing and Print Release Sunday, June 24 2012, 1 – 4 p.m. Giant Robot 2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276   The Art of Luke Chueh – Bearing the Unbearable is a monograph filled with the history of Luke Chueh’s art work. We’re proud to announce the appearance of Luke Chueh at Giant Robot 2 on Sunday June 24th 1-4pm. Chueh will be available to sign copies of his monograph (we’ll have copies) and to release his new print, “Swarm” which was on the cover of Giant Robot 68. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based publication 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. For more information about GR2 or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311  
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