Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

  THEY ARE US NEW WORK BY AKO CASTUERA APRIL 7 – MAY 2, 2012 RECEPTION: SAT, APRIL 7, 6:30-10PM Ako Castuera often shows at Giant Robot in group exhibitions. This will be her first solo effort at Giant Robot. Castuera’s work involves a look into the past which has brought us into the present. Along with her sweeping watercolor hills and valleys are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Castuera relays their significance as a dreaming point as well as their contribution in our ecosystem. Also in this exhibition will be sculptural work also depicting prehistoric animals captured in a modernistic style. Castuera’s work is colorful, dreamy and captures a concept that explains who we are and where we came from.   Preview images SPRING SALE SAVE 20% IN-STORE / SAVE 25% ONLINE APRIL 6 – APRIL 22, 2012 Online checkout code: grweb25. Artwork excluded from offer. DIVERSIONS MARCH 10 – APRIL 4, 2012 MONYO MONYO, JUDE BUFFUM, PAUL ROBERTSON, FERIC, MEAT BUN, FRENCH, SEAN CHAO We all have interests that takes us away. Our postcard image by Australian artist Paul Robertson is hyper dense and 8-bit influenced. Jude Buffum from Philadelphia crosses 8-bit art and social and pop culture commentary. Monyo Monyo from Japan creates wearable masks that are furry and powerful. Feric from Taiwan is known for his delicate and cyber-detailed pieces. Originally from Taiwan but now a resident of Los Angeles, Sean Chao creates astonishing dioramic worlds. French from England evokes metal music and its iconography. Meat Bun, our comrades from multiple pop up shops and Game Night events will display some of their iconic work. View the exhibit. OMFG (OUTLANDISH MINI FIGURE GUYS) SERIES 1 These OMFG, Outlandish Mini Figure Guys, remind me of my miniature plastic toys I had as a kid. Series 1 are Crawdad Kid, Multiskull, Stroll, King Castor and Phantom Shithouse! All 5 characters included! ZOMBIE MINI FIGURES SERIES 2 Z.O.M.B.I.E. or Zillions of Mutated Bodies Infecting Everyone mini figures are a fresh new take on childhood toys. These zombies feature the characters School Girl, Rockabilly, Bathtime, School Boy, and the Ape! SOUND MACHINE (SCI-FI EDITION) This sound machine plays 16 hi-fidelity sound effects including aliens, rayguns, lazers, timewarps, alerts, one small step for man dialogue, monsters, flying saucers, computers, and more! GAMA-GO TALL DRINK OF WATER T-SHIRT Gama-go have the sweetest designs. Slender, slightly clumsy deers are the cutest! Printed on turquoise, fine jersey t-shirt. DELFONICS PEAR LEATHER MOUSEPAD (GREEN) The popular Delfonics brand releases the best stationery which includes journals, address books, notepads, etc. Wonderfully designed simple items! This particular one is a leather mousepad in the shape of an pear. UPPER PLAYGROUND DAVID CHOE HAIRDO WOMENS T-SHIRT David Choe and Upper Playground collaborate for this fantastic Hairdo t-shirt based on one of David’s paintings! This looks hot on all ladies! UGLYDOLL ICE-BAT PILLOW You’ve found an UGLYPILLOW™! These are a rare sight indeed. As rare as your sitting on the sofa to watch TV or play computer games, that is....
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Giant Robot Stores Black Friday + Small Business Saturday and Sunday Also online!   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Friday – Small Business Saturday and Sunday sales at Giant Robot stores Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011, 12:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Also Extends Online* (see restrictions below) at WWW.GIANTROBOTSTORE.COM USE Code: GRWEEKEND at the checkout. Giant Robot 2015 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 479-1819 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Everyone has a different take and tradition when it comes to the holidays but who doesn’t love deals on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Sunday? Giant Robot is pleased to offer some excellent deals and unique opportunities for shoppers who want to avoid the malls during the weekend after Thanksgiving. * From Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, Giant Robot and GR2 in West L.A. will mark down all non-sale and non-art items by 25 percent. These are not overstock, leftovers, or damaged goods, but the hand-picked, high-quality inventory from around the world that discerning students of culture have come to associate with the Giant Robot brand. This includes the entire array of imported, designer, limited edition, and just plain cool or cute stock that the shops are known for. * We already have kaiju items are on sale for 40-60 percent off. These limited-edition and often one-of-a-kind pieces are made by key creators from Asia and America, including Tim Biskup, David Horvath (Uglydolls), Dehara, and Gargamel. * The Giant Robot stores will also offer a gift bag service, adding tissue paper and ribbons to decorate a classic Giant Robot shopping bag for a mere dollar or doing the same with a reusable cloth Giant Robot- or David Choe-themed shopping bag for only $2 * For those who don’t live on the West Coast, Giant Robot’s online shop will be offering 25 percent off non-sale and non-art merchandise, the same steep discounts on kaiju goods, and other specials that will be posted at secure.giantrobot.com. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. For more information about the storewide specials please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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Giant Robot Stores Black Friday + Small Business Saturday and Sunday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Friday – Small Business Saturday and Sunday sales at Giant Robot stores Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011, 12:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Also Extends Online* (see restrictions below) at WWW.GIANTROBOTSTORE.COM USE Code: GRWEEKEND at the checkout. Giant Robot 2015 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 479-1819 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Everyone has a different take and tradition when it comes to the holidays but who doesn’t love deals on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Sunday? Giant Robot is pleased to offer some excellent deals and unique opportunities for shoppers who want to avoid the malls during the weekend after Thanksgiving. * From Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, Giant Robot and GR2 in West L.A. will mark down all non-sale and non-art items by 25 percent. These are not overstock, leftovers, or damaged goods, but the hand-picked, high-quality inventory from around the world that discerning students of culture have come to associate with the Giant Robot brand. This includes the entire array of imported, designer, limited edition, and just plain cool or cute stock that the shops are known for. * We already have kaiju items are on sale for 40-60 percent off. These limited-edition and often one-of-a-kind pieces are made by key creators from Asia and America, including Tim Biskup, David Horvath (Uglydolls), Dehara, and Gargamel. * The Giant Robot stores will also offer a gift bag service, adding tissue paper and ribbons to decorate a classic Giant Robot shopping bag for a mere dollar or doing the same with a reusable cloth Giant Robot- or David Choe-themed shopping bag for only $2 * For those who don’t live on the West Coast, Giant Robot’s online shop will be offering 25 percent off non-sale and non-art merchandise, the same steep discounts on kaiju goods, and other specials that will be posted at secure.giantrobot.com. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. For more information about the storewide specials please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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