Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
I didn’t get to know the Crepe Nazi too well, but his shop on Sawtelle is tiny and recently, it closed down. He’s a character, and known to be harsh, not care about customers, but for some reason, people loved the crepes. These are just some of the signs from his shop. Imagine the guy behind these signs. Ok, I won’t! I guess that’s me. Now we cater!? Only if they bring these signs!
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Ben's Jewelry! This is the front of GR2. Believe it or not, it was a jewelry store way way back when I was little. I actually remember the place. The facade got removed today and we found out, there's actually really nice architecture to the building. We got columns! So now it's up to figuring out a design for our space. What will we do? How will we not mess it up? Are you a designer with ideas?...
Ben’s Jewelry! This is the front of GR2. Believe it or not, it was a jewelry store way way back when I was little. I actually remember the place. The facade got removed today and we found out, there’s actually really nice architecture to the building. We got columns! So now it’s up to figuring out a design for our space. What will we do? How will we not mess it up? Are you a designer with ideas? Hit me up quick. We have a cat and dog adoption about to get underway! So the dudes are ripping stuff down and then this cans falls out of the front facade. Why is a beer can even in there? Look how old it is. 88 Olympics – Seoul – which Bud commemorated. Check out the Budweiser font. Classic.
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Ben’s Jewelry! This is the front of GR2. Believe it or not, it was a jewelry store way way back when I was little. I actually remember the place. The facade got removed today and we found out, there’s actually really nice architecture to the building. We got columns! So now it’s up to figuring out a design for our space. What will we do? How will we not mess it up? Are you a designer with ideas? Hit me up quick. We have a cat and dog adoption about to get underway! So the dudes are ripping stuff down and then this cans falls out of the front facade. Why is a beer can even in there? Look how old it is. 88 Olympics – Seoul – which Bud commemorated. Check out the Budweiser font. Classic.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Show Rob Sato at GRSF February 13, 2010 – March 9, 2010 Reception: Saturday, February 13, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 Giant Robot is proud to present Junk History, a solo show featuring new works by Rob Sato. Los Angeles-based artist Rob Sato produces rich, detailed imagery, mixing scenes of stark horror, quiet beauty, and humor. His heavily yet subtly narrative paintings tend to walk in a tense space between the observed and imagined world, and the massive amount of back story evident in every image rewards long, hard looks. “Junk History will feature both the largest and the smallest paintings I’ve ever worked on. I’m working furiously to finish a few huge pieces by show time, there will be some prints of past favorites, and I’ve kept making a bunch of these tiny paintings that somewhat ape the look of slide film,” says Sato. “What comes out is an unexpected mass of paper machines which seem to work pretty well despite being a bit clunky and bound together with spit and string. Some of them crash pretty hard, but those only get shown if they crash hilariously.” 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, San Francisco, and New York City, as well as an online equivalent. A reception for the artist will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, February 13. For more information about Sato, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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