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giant robot time: 1.3.14 | art by: jeremiah ketner Merging Views January 11 – January 29, 2014 Reception: Saturday, January 11, 6:30-10:00 PM Merging Views will be the first exhibition opening at Giant Robot 2 in 2014 and featuring great artists from Los Angeles and beyond: Godeleine de Rosamel, Wayne Johnson, Kwanchai Moriya, Stasia Burrington, Dan McCarthy, and Dan-ah Kim. Each will be featuring their own hand in art, from 40 clay sculptures by childrens book artist, Godeleine de Rosamel, silk screener hero Dan McCarthy, who captures Cape Cod, life long ago and worlds beyond, to painters which range in styles. Wayne Johnson uses oils in a time tested technique that echoes both contemporary and historical works. Kwanchai Moriya works faster and creates pieces based on sci-fi and the fantastic, yet at times captures his local environment. Stasia Burrington mixes an illustration style often using watercolors, and Dan-ah Kim works with whimsical and contemplative images which will add a layer of complexity. Event Dan McCarthy As the Crow Flies Print (w/ 3D Glasses) 3 color screen print with 3D glasses (included)! Signed & numbered. Giant Robot Big Boss Robot Beanie Keep your head warm this winter with our new beanies! Godeleine de Rosamel Ceramic Sculptures Artist Godeleine de Rosamel will also be featured in the upcoming Merging Views exhibition at GR2. Hayao Miyazaki – Ponyo & My Neighbor Totoro Picture Books Scene-by-scene illustrations and character dialogue allow children and parents to relive the magical films. Nikki McClure Blank Greeting Card Her designs are created by cutting away from a single piece of black construction paper. The Year in Review Giant Robot (Part II) By ERIC NAKAMURA Each exhibition is a new experience and I have to thank the artists, visitors and everyone online who checks us out. >> The Year in Review Giant Robot (Part I) By ERIC NAKAMURA The holidays are already here, and it feels like January 1st, 2013 was only yesterday. The high points of the year are plenty for me and like in the past, my life is always tied into Giant Robot. >> Two Cats at Balconi Coffee By ERIC NAKAMURA I don’t get invited to make art often, but when I do, it’s Sculpey cats. >> Show reviews: The Muffs at The Satellite; Bill Bartell Tribute with Redd Kross, Adolescents, Germs; Weirdos and Middle Class at The Echoplex By MARTIN WONG We get to see some pretty rad shows here in Los Angeles. Of course, the thing is that you have to leave your house on cold (about 50 degrees, for us) winter nights and sometimes it even drizzles. >> Celebrating 100 episodes of Los Angeles Nista By MARTIN WONG Congratulations to my friend Eddie Solis on his 100th episode of Los Angeles Nista. >> GR2: Multimatter Reception By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Okashii made some great GR Big Boss Robot cookies that tasted great. It was nice to see friends coming through on a last show of the...
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giant robot time: 1.3.14 | art by: jeremiah ketner Merging Views January 11 – January 29, 2014 Reception: Saturday, January 11, 6:30-10:00 PM Merging Views will be the first exhibition opening at Giant Robot 2 in 2014 and featuring great artists from Los Angeles and beyond: Godeleine de Rosamel, Wayne Johnson, Kwanchai Moriya, Stasia Burrington, Dan McCarthy, and Dan-ah Kim. Each will be featuring their own hand in art, from 40 clay sculptures by childrens book artist, Godeleine de Rosamel, silk screener hero Dan McCarthy, who captures Cape Cod, life long ago and worlds beyond, to painters which range in styles. Wayne Johnson uses oils in a time tested technique that echoes both contemporary and historical works. Kwanchai Moriya works faster and creates pieces based on sci-fi and the fantastic, yet at times captures his local environment. Stasia Burrington mixes an illustration style often using watercolors, and Dan-ah Kim works with whimsical and contemplative images which will add a layer of complexity. Event Dan McCarthy As the Crow Flies Print (w/ 3D Glasses) 3 color screen print with 3D glasses (included)! Signed & numbered. Giant Robot Big Boss Robot Beanie Keep your head warm this winter with our new beanies! Godeleine de Rosamel Ceramic Sculptures Artist Godeleine de Rosamel will also be featured in the upcoming Merging Views exhibition at GR2. Hayao Miyazaki – Ponyo & My Neighbor Totoro Picture Books Scene-by-scene illustrations and character dialogue allow children and parents to relive the magical films. Nikki McClure Blank Greeting Card Her designs are created by cutting away from a single piece of black construction paper. The Year in Review Giant Robot (Part II) By ERIC NAKAMURA Each exhibition is a new experience and I have to thank the artists, visitors and everyone online who checks us out. >> The Year in Review Giant Robot (Part I) By ERIC NAKAMURA The holidays are already here, and it feels like January 1st, 2013 was only yesterday. The high points of the year are plenty for me and like in the past, my life is always tied into Giant Robot. >> Two Cats at Balconi Coffee By ERIC NAKAMURA I don’t get invited to make art often, but when I do, it’s Sculpey cats. >> Show reviews: The Muffs at The Satellite; Bill Bartell Tribute with Redd Kross, Adolescents, Germs; Weirdos and Middle Class at The Echoplex By MARTIN WONG We get to see some pretty rad shows here in Los Angeles. Of course, the thing is that you have to leave your house on cold (about 50 degrees, for us) winter nights and sometimes it even drizzles. >> Celebrating 100 episodes of Los Angeles Nista By MARTIN WONG Congratulations to my friend Eddie Solis on his 100th episode of Los Angeles Nista. >> GR2: Multimatter Reception By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Okashii made some great GR Big Boss Robot cookies that tasted great. It was nice to see friends coming through on a last show of the...
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7 Uglycon – It’s not the fact that Uglycon took place after a hiatus, it’s the fact that it ran as smooth as can be. Tying in the neighborhood worked out and that’s now part of my future plans in the area. We’ll do more with the neighborhood. It’ll only get better and we’ll be holding Uglycon 2014 as well. (Uglycon 2013) 8 Obon – I love the Obon in West LA. Because the dates of Comic-Con moved, I can now visit this annual event. It’s a reunion of myself and the neighborhood folks. We also feature an art exhibition at GR2 on the same night to bring in another element. It looks like in 2014, I’ll try and do more with them. (Obon Post) 9 Comic-Con continues on a great trajectory. It’s like relearning something enjoyable and dissecting the nuances on how it all works and then making the tweaks to make it better. The booth rocked it this year. The planning has to start soon for 2014. (Comic Con Pics) 10 Not Banned in DC – I went to the Smithsonian to work on an Asian Latino Project in the form of a pop up exhibition called Intersections in Silver Spring, Maryland and in the following days, participated in a private convening of academics and artists to get the studies in order for upcoming projects. It’s a pleasure to do work like this. Two DC trips in a year. (Smithsonian) 11 Katsuya Terada – Having an artist in residence was something new. Because of this, our horizons expanded just a little bit more. What this all means? We’re not sure, but we’ll be doing more with him next year. (Hot Pot Girls) 12 Post It Show 9 – Again, it’s the 9th time, but it’s getting better and stronger. The last two have been powerful and from 8 to 9 was yet another level of growth. Imagine, 5 people slept overnight in the cold and rain and by opening at 6pm, exactly 100 people were in line. (Post It Show 9) Seeing you – Being in the store 4 or 5 days a week has been a pleasure. I began work in store in 2012 and the fun has been infectious. Each exhibition is a new experience and I have to thank the artists, visitors and everyone online who checks us out.
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7 Uglycon – It’s not the fact that Uglycon took place after a hiatus, it’s the fact that it ran as smooth as can be. Tying in the neighborhood worked out and that’s now part of my future plans in the area. We’ll do more with the neighborhood. It’ll only get better and we’ll be holding Uglycon 2014 as well. (Uglycon 2013) 8 Obon – I love the Obon in West LA. Because the dates of Comic-Con moved, I can now visit this annual event. It’s a reunion of myself and the neighborhood folks. We also feature an art exhibition at GR2 on the same night to bring in another element. It looks like in 2014, I’ll try and do more with them. (Obon Post) 9 Comic-Con continues on a great trajectory. It’s like relearning something enjoyable and dissecting the nuances on how it all works and then making the tweaks to make it better. The booth rocked it this year. The planning has to start soon for 2014. (Comic Con Pics) 10 Not Banned in DC – I went to the Smithsonian to work on an Asian Latino Project in the form of a pop up exhibition called Intersections in Silver Spring, Maryland and in the following days, participated in a private convening of academics and artists to get the studies in order for upcoming projects. It’s a pleasure to do work like this. Two DC trips in a year. (Smithsonian) 11 Katsuya Terada – Having an artist in residence was something new. Because of this, our horizons expanded just a little bit more. What this all means? We’re not sure, but we’ll be doing more with him next year. (Hot Pot Girls) 12 Post It Show 9 – Again, it’s the 9th time, but it’s getting better and stronger. The last two have been powerful and from 8 to 9 was yet another level of growth. Imagine, 5 people slept overnight in the cold and rain and by opening at 6pm, exactly 100 people were in line. (Post It Show 9) Seeing you – Being in the store 4 or 5 days a week has been a pleasure. I began work in store in 2012 and the fun has been infectious. Each exhibition is a new experience and I have to thank the artists, visitors and everyone online who checks us out.
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The holidays are already here, and it feels like January 1st, 2013 was only yesterday. The high points of the year are plenty for me and like in the past, my life is always tied into Giant Robot. 1 January first is always special. In 2013, it was another spectacular Japanese feast. It’s called Osechi ryori, which is another word for New Years food. They do mix into a blur, but it’s been great enough where I know that January 1 starts off special. Maybe that’s why it’s a big deal in Japan. 2 January at the shop featured Adam Pfahler from Jawbreaker who did a nostalgic talk about being in a legendary band that everyone loves. It was perhaps the best way to open up a year. He mixed his effervescent humbleness with storytelling. He said it was his first time doing any kind of public talk and it was much overdue. (Pfahler at GR , also some Video here) 3 The Los Angeles Times featured the Giant Robot Biennale on the front page of the Calendar section with a huge photo and an in depth article. That was amazing coverage for the exhibition and JANM. I almost forgot about this major piece of press. If it were only about press, then I’d be satisfied, but no! Here’s that article (LA Times) 4 Jessica Lum passed away this year. Imagine, a gnarly form of cancer, she undergoes experimental treatment, slowly gets better, then goes to grad school and achieves some of her dreams and tells her story. I’m glad to have known her and was part of her life. (Jessica Lum Obituary – GR) Also later in the year, Columbian Journalism Review wrote about her (CJR - here) and they reference GR a couple of times. 5 Artist Friends Video series for Ashton Kutcher’s Thrash Lab YouTube channel. I’m glad I was able to feature six more artists including Shizu Saldamando, Luke Chueh, David Horvath, Edwin Ushiro, Rob Sato and Sean Chao. It was a pleasure shooting and directing the videos which means I got to spend time with them. The series began as a “for fun” project where I directed, shot and edited six pieces including Ray Sato from Balconi, Ako Castuera, Goh Nakamura (who provides all the music), Jeni Yang, Hitotzuki, and Ito Jakuchu. Fun times with filmmaking. (Videos here) 6 White House visit for Asian American Heritage Month – and also helping get some artists to visit as well just a week later with Michelle Obama. It’s a grand opportunity to visit the POTUS in his house. The “once in a lifetime event” happened again and just a week later, a small crew of GR related artists had the chance to visit as well. It was fun giving tips on things to check out while they’re in there. (Story at GR)
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