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5.05.2008
Albert Reyes Matt Furie Killing Time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Killing Time art show opening
Matt Furie and Albert Reyes at GR2
May 17 – June 18, 2008
Reception: Saturday, May 17, 6:30 -10:00
Giant Robot is proud to host Killing Time, a group art show featuring the work of Matt Furie and Albert Reyes.
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.
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.
For the show, the artists are creating over 100 paintings, sketches, and prints, including 25 collaborative pieces that examine the dismal themes of pain and death, brightened by the aesthetics of teen horror movies. The palettes of these special works will be limited to black, blue, and gray.
A reception for Furie and Reyes will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, May 17. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
Killing Time art show opening
Matt Furie and Albert Reyes at GR2
May 17 – June 18, 2008
Reception: Saturday, May 17, 6:30 -10:00
Giant Robot is proud to host Killing Time, a group art show featuring the work of Matt Furie and Albert Reyes.
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.
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.
For the show, the artists are creating over 100 paintings, sketches, and prints, including 25 collaborative pieces that examine the dismal themes of pain and death, brightened by the aesthetics of teen horror movies. The palettes of these special works will be limited to black, blue, and gray.
A reception for Furie and Reyes will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, May 17. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
Albert Reyes Matt Furie Killing Time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Killing Time art show opening
Matt Furie and Albert Reyes at GR2
May 17 – June 18, 2008
Reception: Saturday, May 17, 6:30 -10:00
Giant Robot is proud to host Killing Time, a group art show featuring the work of Matt Furie and Albert Reyes.
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.
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.
For the show, the artists are creating over 100 paintings, sketches, and prints, including 25 collaborative pieces that examine the dismal themes of pain and death, brightened by the aesthetics of teen horror movies. The palettes of these special works will be limited to black, blue, and gray.
A reception for Furie and Reyes will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, May 17. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
Killing Time art show opening
Matt Furie and Albert Reyes at GR2
May 17 – June 18, 2008
Reception: Saturday, May 17, 6:30 -10:00
Giant Robot is proud to host Killing Time, a group art show featuring the work of Matt Furie and Albert Reyes.
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.
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.
For the show, the artists are creating over 100 paintings, sketches, and prints, including 25 collaborative pieces that examine the dismal themes of pain and death, brightened by the aesthetics of teen horror movies. The palettes of these special works will be limited to black, blue, and gray.
A reception for Furie and Reyes will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, May 17. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
3.31.2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GR2 - Deharavath art show opening
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Deharavath art show opening GR2
Yukinori Dehara, David Horvath, and Sun-Min Kim at GR2
April 19 - May 14
Reception: Saturday, April 19, 6:30 - 10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Deharavath, a group art show featuring the work of Yukinori Dehara, David Horvath, and Sun-Min Kim.
Dehara's hand-painted clay depictions of debauched salarymen, brutalized gangsters, happy monsters, and other unique figures stand about 5-inches tall. Although the pieces are detailed and glossy, the subtle and intentional flaws of the Japanese artist's self-described "crummy" style project more humanity than horror, and are oddly sympathetic. His work has garnered a cult of collectors around the world, and is celebrated in books, stickers, and other merchandise. For this show, his subject will be "zombie children."
David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are best known for creating of UglyDolls, the indie plush dolls that have gained a rabid worldwide following and sparked a movement of cool handmade toys. For this show, the duo is making one-of-a-kind framed prints, drawings, paintings, and handmade plush surprises. Horvath and Kim promise that everything will be all new, including a special Ice Bat kaiju figure made in conjunction with Dehara.
A reception for the artists will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, April 19. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
Yukinori Dehara, David Horvath, and Sun-Min Kim at GR2
April 19 - May 14
Reception: Saturday, April 19, 6:30 - 10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Deharavath, a group art show featuring the work of Yukinori Dehara, David Horvath, and Sun-Min Kim.
Dehara's hand-painted clay depictions of debauched salarymen, brutalized gangsters, happy monsters, and other unique figures stand about 5-inches tall. Although the pieces are detailed and glossy, the subtle and intentional flaws of the Japanese artist's self-described "crummy" style project more humanity than horror, and are oddly sympathetic. His work has garnered a cult of collectors around the world, and is celebrated in books, stickers, and other merchandise. For this show, his subject will be "zombie children."
David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are best known for creating of UglyDolls, the indie plush dolls that have gained a rabid worldwide following and sparked a movement of cool handmade toys. For this show, the duo is making one-of-a-kind framed prints, drawings, paintings, and handmade plush surprises. Horvath and Kim promise that everything will be all new, including a special Ice Bat kaiju figure made in conjunction with Dehara.
A reception for the artists will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, April 19. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
2.29.2008
YEAR OF THE RAT March 15-April 16th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Year of the Rat art show opening
Group show at GR2
March 15 - April 16
Reception: Saturday, March 15, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Year of the Rat, a group art show celebrating year 4706 on the lunar calendar. Pieces will include oils, pencils, prints, sculpture, and other media–all dedicated to the first sign on the Chinese zodiac cycle.
Contributors will include (but are not limited to) the following:
Andrice Arp
Derek Ballard
Sasha Barr
Gary Baseman
Robert Bellm
Chris Bettig
Kelie Bowman
Aaron Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Buff Monster
Martin Cendreda
Shawn Cheng
Jo Dery
Dutch Door Press
Theo Ellsworth
Austin English
Noel Freibert
Susie Ghahremani
Leif Goldberg
Tim Gough
Katherine Guillen
Gunsho
Lizz Hickey
Andrew Holder
Yellena James
Kaori Kasai
Dan-ah Kim
Diana Kwok
Olaf Ladousse
Jesse Ledoux
Travis Lampe
David Magdaleno
Le Merde
Thom Lessner
The Little Friends of Printmaking
Jay Ryan
Tyler Parker
John Pham
Emilio Santoyo
Ashira Siegel
Ryan Jacob Smith
Daniel St. George
Hannah Stouffer
Deth P. Sun
Daria Tessler
Elisabeth Timpone
Kelly Tunstall
Edwin Ushiro
Steven Weissman
A reception for will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, March 15. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
Group show at GR2
March 15 - April 16
Reception: Saturday, March 15, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Year of the Rat, a group art show celebrating year 4706 on the lunar calendar. Pieces will include oils, pencils, prints, sculpture, and other media–all dedicated to the first sign on the Chinese zodiac cycle.
Contributors will include (but are not limited to) the following:
Andrice Arp
Derek Ballard
Sasha Barr
Gary Baseman
Robert Bellm
Chris Bettig
Kelie Bowman
Aaron Brown
Jeffrey Brown
Buff Monster
Martin Cendreda
Shawn Cheng
Jo Dery
Dutch Door Press
Theo Ellsworth
Austin English
Noel Freibert
Susie Ghahremani
Leif Goldberg
Tim Gough
Katherine Guillen
Gunsho
Lizz Hickey
Andrew Holder
Yellena James
Kaori Kasai
Dan-ah Kim
Diana Kwok
Olaf Ladousse
Jesse Ledoux
Travis Lampe
David Magdaleno
Le Merde
Thom Lessner
The Little Friends of Printmaking
Jay Ryan
Tyler Parker
John Pham
Emilio Santoyo
Ashira Siegel
Ryan Jacob Smith
Daniel St. George
Hannah Stouffer
Deth P. Sun
Daria Tessler
Elisabeth Timpone
Kelly Tunstall
Edwin Ushiro
Steven Weissman
A reception for will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, March 15. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
2.15.2008
Evan Hecox Signing at GR2 Feb 22 Friday 6-8pm
Giant Robot is proud to present a book signing with Evan Hecox. Evan Hecox will be signing his new book Urban Abstract at Giant Robot 2 in West LA, 6-8pm. We'll have plenty of stock, and you can get your copy personalized.
Overgrowth
1.31.2008
Overgrowth - Katherine Guillen, Zachary Rossman, and Brian Rush
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Overgrowth art-show opening
Katherine Guillen, Zachary Rossman, and Brian Rush at GR2
February 16 - March 12
Reception: Saturday, February 16, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Overgrowth, a group art show featuring Katherine Guillen, Zachary Rossman, and Brian Rush at GR2. For the exhibit, the artists are creating about 20 collaborative works, each 4" by 6" in size. The title of the show refers not only to the natural themes of the mixed-media pieces, but also the collaboration process, as each of the artists allowed his or her own artwork to be consumed by the others' contributions.
On her own, Guillen will show gouache paintings and prints that explore the tenuous relationship between the urban and natural environments. These works resemble landscapes, but are more narrative and symbolic than picturesque.
Rossman will present a body of delicately crafted gouache and graphite drawings. Using a vernacular indicative of natural history book imagery, his work explores themes of decay, isolation and supernatural occurrences.
Rush is preparing small paintings, medium-sized mixed-media pieces, and sculptures. Incorporating cartoon, scientific, and abstract imagery, his pieces depict whimsy as a divider between "facts" and creativity.
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A reception for Guillen, Rossman, and Rush will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, February 16. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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Katherine Guillen, Zachary Rossman, and Brian Rush at GR2
February 16 - March 12
Reception: Saturday, February 16, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Overgrowth, a group art show featuring Katherine Guillen, Zachary Rossman, and Brian Rush at GR2. For the exhibit, the artists are creating about 20 collaborative works, each 4" by 6" in size. The title of the show refers not only to the natural themes of the mixed-media pieces, but also the collaboration process, as each of the artists allowed his or her own artwork to be consumed by the others' contributions.
On her own, Guillen will show gouache paintings and prints that explore the tenuous relationship between the urban and natural environments. These works resemble landscapes, but are more narrative and symbolic than picturesque.
Rossman will present a body of delicately crafted gouache and graphite drawings. Using a vernacular indicative of natural history book imagery, his work explores themes of decay, isolation and supernatural occurrences.
Rush is preparing small paintings, medium-sized mixed-media pieces, and sculptures. Incorporating cartoon, scientific, and abstract imagery, his pieces depict whimsy as a divider between "facts" and creativity.
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A reception for Guillen, Rossman, and Rush will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, February 16. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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1.28.2008
Meet Love Psychedelico at GR2
Come meet Kumi and Naoki from Love Psychedelico at GR2!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.445.9276
The pop-rock duo, already massively popular in Japan, are preparing to release their very first US album on HackTone Records. They're making a rare trip to Los Angeles and will be stopping in at Giant Robot on Wednesday, January 30th, from 6pm-7pm, for a special appearance. We'll spin tracks from their upcoming CD, This Is Love Psychedelico, a catchy collection of garage pop tunes filtering the echoes of the British Invasion through the neon streets of Tokyo.
1.21.2008
Incidental Nature opening photos online
The kozyndan, Robert Bellm, and PCP images from the show are up in transmissions.
