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giant robot time: 9.13.13 | art by: leah chun Kozyndan Assorted Goods [1] Lactaid Dreams Coloring Book [2] Postcard Set [3] Bunny Eater Tote Bag [4] Water People Volume 1 (Photo zine) Sket-One x Transformers T-shirts The Loyal Subjects have released their own bold Transformer T-shirts designed by Sket-One! Uglydoll Power Babo & First Mate Trunko Several insanely cute and popular Uglydoll varieties are back in stock! DCI Stash & Store Container Super neat and colorful pill-shaped containers! Available in two sizes. Magic Bodies Exhibition of New Work by Ako Castuera September 28 – October 16, 2013 Reception: Saturday, September 28, 6:30 – 10 PM Giant Robot is proud to present Magic Bodies, an exhibition featuring new work by Ako Castuera. Enough time has elapsed since Ako Castuera’s previous solo exhibition at GR2 and her participation at the Giant Robot Biennale 3. Castuera’s new body of work is comprised of challenges to her various influences, including her contemporary view on Pre-Columbian style ceramics. ”This show is about giving shape to the imagination,” says Castuera. “I picture it as an invisible ocean that is around us and inside of us while we go about our daily routines, aware and unaware of it. This is what it looks like when it comes through me.” Castuera’s previous exhibitions included ceramic sculptures, 2d art and a melding of ideas into a well designed exhibition atmosphere. “I’m thinking of my sculptures as projections of big stories onto a small stage, ancient characters who are going through a costume change.” Event Interview: Dustin Wong (ex-Ponytail) on his newest solo LP, collaboration with Takako Minekawa, and upcoming tour By MARTIN WONG He’s gone from the Baltimore group’s spastic rhythms and hyper energy to dreamy loops and improvisation. >> Brian Ralph and Reggie 12 land in Los Angeles By MARTIN WONG How cool is it that Brian Ralph’s “Reggie 12″ comic strips have been collected from the back page of Giant Robot mag and compiled into a gorgeous oversize hardback with amazing spot UV on the cover? >> GR2: kozyndan: End of Summer Never Ends Reception photos By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Photos by DJ Tony Jr. >> Q&A With Author Bushra Rehman By ED LIN Bushra Rehman’s first novel Corona is a dark comedy about being South Asian in the United States and was noted among this year’s Best Debut Fiction by Poets & Writers. >> Tae Won Yu’s Poses, Kicking Giant, and REMAKE: The World In Paper in one awesome weekend By MARTIN WONG The art was amazing but the other reason we flew up from Los Angeles was to see Tae play in his new duo, Poses, with fresh drummer Victoria Salvador. >> Interview: Souris Hong-Poretta – Outside the Lines By MICHELLE BOROK A long-time friend and supporter of GR and its artists, Souris has created something that appeals to the kids we have, the kids we know, and the kid within us. >> kozyndan Art...
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giant robot time: 9.13.13 | art by: leah chun Kozyndan Assorted Goods [1] Lactaid Dreams Coloring Book [2] Postcard Set [3] Bunny Eater Tote Bag [4] Water People Volume 1 (Photo zine) Sket-One x Transformers T-shirts The Loyal Subjects have released their own bold Transformer T-shirts designed by Sket-One! Uglydoll Power Babo & First Mate Trunko Several insanely cute and popular Uglydoll varieties are back in stock! DCI Stash & Store Container Super neat and colorful pill-shaped containers! Available in two sizes. Magic Bodies Exhibition of New Work by Ako Castuera September 28 – October 16, 2013 Reception: Saturday, September 28, 6:30 – 10 PM Giant Robot is proud to present Magic Bodies, an exhibition featuring new work by Ako Castuera. Enough time has elapsed since Ako Castuera’s previous solo exhibition at GR2 and her participation at the Giant Robot Biennale 3. Castuera’s new body of work is comprised of challenges to her various influences, including her contemporary view on Pre-Columbian style ceramics. ”This show is about giving shape to the imagination,” says Castuera. “I picture it as an invisible ocean that is around us and inside of us while we go about our daily routines, aware and unaware of it. This is what it looks like when it comes through me.” Castuera’s previous exhibitions included ceramic sculptures, 2d art and a melding of ideas into a well designed exhibition atmosphere. “I’m thinking of my sculptures as projections of big stories onto a small stage, ancient characters who are going through a costume change.” Event Interview: Dustin Wong (ex-Ponytail) on his newest solo LP, collaboration with Takako Minekawa, and upcoming tour By MARTIN WONG He’s gone from the Baltimore group’s spastic rhythms and hyper energy to dreamy loops and improvisation. >> Brian Ralph and Reggie 12 land in Los Angeles By MARTIN WONG How cool is it that Brian Ralph’s “Reggie 12″ comic strips have been collected from the back page of Giant Robot mag and compiled into a gorgeous oversize hardback with amazing spot UV on the cover? >> GR2: kozyndan: End of Summer Never Ends Reception photos By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Photos by DJ Tony Jr. >> Q&A With Author Bushra Rehman By ED LIN Bushra Rehman’s first novel Corona is a dark comedy about being South Asian in the United States and was noted among this year’s Best Debut Fiction by Poets & Writers. >> Tae Won Yu’s Poses, Kicking Giant, and REMAKE: The World In Paper in one awesome weekend By MARTIN WONG The art was amazing but the other reason we flew up from Los Angeles was to see Tae play in his new duo, Poses, with fresh drummer Victoria Salvador. >> Interview: Souris Hong-Poretta – Outside the Lines By MICHELLE BOROK A long-time friend and supporter of GR and its artists, Souris has created something that appeals to the kids we have, the kids we know, and the kid within us. >> kozyndan Art...
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Perhaps this image has come across your social media feeds, if not, please share it now. Lots of people get leukemia, but some have it harder than others to find bone marrow matches. The NY Daily News did a story on Leni and a Korean American mother who are in leukemia limbo. Read and share, and spread the word about how simple it can be to improve the odds for minorities and mixed-race people in a very unfair fight. Leukemia has already touched the GR family. In the memory of Janet Liang, and so many others who fought bravely and worked to educate about the importance of becoming a possible donor, please attend the bone marrow drives or fundraising efforts being organized by friends and family of Leni Hsiao. West Coast events are coming soon. • Love for Leni Pizza September 1, 2013 – October 1, 2013 Speedy Romeo (376 Classon Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238) In honor of Leni and her fight against cancer, Speedy’s amazin g owners are donating $5 from every Margherita pizza sold in September to t he #loveforleni fund!! • Swab for Leni September 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Carriage House Birth (97 North 7th St., Brooklyn, NY 11249) A Fundraiser and Bone Marrow Drive to support LoveforLeni • #LoveforLeni Bone Marrow Drive September 21, 2013 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Reed Annex – 151 Orchard Street, New York 10002 • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk September 25, 2013 at 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pier 57, New York, NY http://pages.lightthenight.org/nyc/Manhattn13/LoveforLeni#home • #LoveforLeni Art Fundraiser October 8, 2013 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Reed Space – 151 Orchard Street, New York 10002 Like LoveforLeni on Facebook to stay updated on events around the country, and share her story not just for her, but for the others struggling to find a match.
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Perhaps this image has come across your social media feeds, if not, please share it now. Lots of people get leukemia, but some have it harder than others to find bone marrow matches. The NY Daily News did a story on Leni and a Korean American mother who are in leukemia limbo. Read and share, and spread the word about how simple it can be to improve the odds for minorities and mixed-race people in a very unfair fight. Leukemia has already touched the GR family. In the memory of Janet Liang, and so many others who fought bravely and worked to educate about the importance of becoming a possible donor, please attend the bone marrow drives or fundraising efforts being organized by friends and family of Leni Hsiao. West Coast events are coming soon. • Love for Leni Pizza September 1, 2013 – October 1, 2013 Speedy Romeo (376 Classon Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238) In honor of Leni and her fight against cancer, Speedy’s amazin g owners are donating $5 from every Margherita pizza sold in September to t he #loveforleni fund!! • Swab for Leni September 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Carriage House Birth (97 North 7th St., Brooklyn, NY 11249) A Fundraiser and Bone Marrow Drive to support LoveforLeni • #LoveforLeni Bone Marrow Drive September 21, 2013 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Reed Annex – 151 Orchard Street, New York 10002 • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk September 25, 2013 at 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pier 57, New York, NY http://pages.lightthenight.org/nyc/Manhattn13/LoveforLeni#home • #LoveforLeni Art Fundraiser October 8, 2013 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Reed Space – 151 Orchard Street, New York 10002 Like LoveforLeni on Facebook to stay updated on events around the country, and share her story not just for her, but for the others struggling to find a match.
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Dustin Wong has released so many solo albums, there’s probably no need to specify that he used to be in a band called Ponytail. Yet it is interesting to look back for comparison’s sake. He’s gone from the Baltimore group’s spastic rhythms and hyper energy to dreamy loops and improvisation. He’s also moved to Japan. I look forward to hearing his meditative and loopy but intellectual jams in a live setting when he returns to the United States next week, accompanied on many dates with his frequent collaborator and Japanese subculture icon, Takako Minekawa. Here’s the scoop…
MW: You’re on a roll with new releases. Have you been out of your mind creatively or do the releases just happen to be coming out around the same time?
DW: 2012 was a really productive year for me, writing-wise. Only a moment after finishing the mix for the last album, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads, I started writing new songs. Since I finished this record I haven’t been writing as much for myself but I have been writing with Takako more, which has been really fun and imaginative.
MW: After leaving Ponytail and doing so much solo work, what is it like to collaborate again? And with Takako Minekawa!
DW: Oh my god, so much fun! Making music with her is like recess, running around the playground. In the beginning, we were definitely trying to figure out how to work together but once we got it going it’s been really amazing. We are working on a bunch of songs right now and hoping to put something out next year!