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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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Can’t make it? Its ok! We’re having Luke Chueh in store Saturday June 24th at Giant Robot. Deadline to Order June 24th 10AM. We can have him custom sign your copy! (Giant Robot – Luke Chueh)
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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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That’s Karen Hsiao (Miso) and her piece for Game Over. Sean Chao and Shelby Cinca with Yeren, the game. Nick Arciaga with his Bub and Bob Kaiju. Chris Chan’s Streetfighter wood series. Very nice and they’re over a foot tall each. Luke Chueh always comes through for us.
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The LA Natural History Museum isn’t as large as what you might see in NYC, but it does have a First Friday program featuring an open museum and separate admission for the bands who were in this case, Mariachi El Bronx and El Haru Kuroi. Both great bands sporting a Latin flavor. The sound isn’t at it’s best inside of a museum, but the energy was high and the bands played great.
Yet, the museum itself is a spectacle. On a first friday you can check it out for the price of admission, but do be careful. $10 parking. Why so high? Perhaps it’s because the museum has been redone and each of the sections I got to see looked spectacular. Clean, up to date and of course a great section on dinosaurs which is a must have if you’re going to boast natural history. Impressive and unlike the musty aired museum I remembered from way back. The gorilla at bottom looks real.
The skeletons look as good as they do anywhere else. The collection here is no joke and it’s probably highly underrated.
