Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

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.

 

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