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That’s Mike Shinoda. I caught him early on checking out his show. He was wondering how everything would photograph, so this was a good first look. He’s a nice guy, with a pretty big show at the Japanese American National Museum. He looks proud here, and he should be. The kids had to wait. That’s a hefty line up. I hope we have such a line when the Biennale opens up in October 24, 2009. We’ll be sending out information soon. But we have James Jean, David Choe, Souther Salazar, kozyndan, Stella Lai, and many many more. James Dean, Cobain, Warhol… DC special edition Shinoda shoes for SURU. The coffin installation was a strange one. Parts of this remind me of Murakami. I’d check out his film, which puts this all into context. It’s just a few minutes long and I wish it looped outside of the tiny film room.
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That’s Mike Shinoda. I caught him early on checking out his show. He was wondering how everything would photograph, so this was a good first look. He’s a nice guy, with a pretty big show at the Japanese American National Museum. He looks proud here, and he should be. The kids had to wait. That’s a hefty line up. I hope we have such a line when the Biennale opens up in October 24, 2009. We’ll be sending out information soon. But we have James Jean, David Choe, Souther Salazar, kozyndan, Stella Lai, and many many more. James Dean, Cobain, Warhol… DC special edition Shinoda shoes for SURU. The coffin installation was a strange one. Parts of this remind me of Murakami. I’d check out his film, which puts this all into context. It’s just a few minutes long and I wish it looped outside of the tiny film room.
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Since G.I. Joe the movie just came out I thought I’d post these little “modified” public service announcements from the old G.I. Joe cartoon. I used to watch G.I. Joe everyday after school when I was growing up. At the end of each episode they would tag on these public service announcements teaching kids what to do in emergencies. I actually saw these “modified” versions years ago before youtube and websites and you had to download it off a bbs server, remember those? Anyway, they crack me up every time I see them.
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[nggallery id=49] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen at GRSF, August 29, 2009 – September 16, 2009 Reception: Saturday, August 29, 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 Future Colors of America, an art show featuring new works by three longtime friends, Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen. Albert Reyes is a Los Angeles-based San Francisco Art Institute graduate who has developed a style equally influenced by graffiti, comics, and fine art. Among other media, he draws and prints on the inside covers of old books and mixes traditional Mexican imagery, popular culture icons, and political suggestion. He was the cover artist and main interview in Giant Robot 52. Matt Furie is an Ohio-born, San Francisco-based artist whose richly detailed and hyper colored illustrations and paintings reflect the creative cross breeding of The Neverending Story, unrestrained imagination of The Muppet Show, and humor of ALF. His corruption by popular culture is further complicated–or perhaps enriched–by the energy of BMX culture and anarchy of street art. Aiyana Udesen was born in Hawaii, went to school at the San Francisco Art Institute with Reyes, and lives in San Francisco, where she gained attention for her “how-to-draw” series of zines, many of which have married her interests in celebrities, animals, and realistic-yet-stylish illustration. Her fine art in both colored pencil and paints share a minimal palate that doesn’t distract from the linework yet channels the flair of the ’80s without the excess. A reception for all three artists (including a rare San Francisco appearance by Reyes) will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, August 29. For more information about the Reyes, Furie, Udesen, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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I'm a judge again. This time along with a few others for Bazaar Bizarre, I'll be checking out entrants and voting for who gets in. The list of who wants in is quite long and there are people who have to wait and wait. Good luck all, and I'll be very partial. I take stuff like this serious since it impacts peoples lives all around. If you pick someone who shouldn't be in, then you're not helping...