Giant Robot Time: 3.16.12 – RISOGRAPH Printing Workshop this Sunday at GR2!
DIVERSIONS
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. In attendance for the opening will be Paul Robertson, Sean Chao and the trio who make Meat Bun. View the exhibit.
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W/ NEVER PRESS
THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1-6PM
Yes, Never Press are bringing an actual RISOGRAPH machine into GR2. You can learn how to make prints that look like silkscreens in multi-colors. Yes, there’s a donation of $3 or more for the materials. This stuff costs. But bring what you’re interested in printing, and of course if it’s in multi colors, bring the layers of pages. You’ll be able to create imagery to print on the spot as well. It’s 1-6pm, no you don’t have to be here the entire day!
I-MOCKERY’S ABOBO’S BIG ADVENTURE + HITBOX TEAM’S DUSTFORCE
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 7-10PM
In conjunction with the Attract Mode, Meat Bun apparel, Angry Bananas, and LA Game Space, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night 9, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. For this eighth installment, we are featuring two games: Abobo’s Big Adventure and Hitbox Team’s Dustforce.
Abobo’s Big Adventure features hardcore 8 Bit action and Dustforce is a beautiful yet challenging platform. Games are free and fun to play. Also bring your Nintendo 3DS for StreetPass action.
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| TIN TOYS | STATIONERY | ACCESSORIES | ||
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| APPAREL | IN PRINT | MUGS & MORE |
NEW AND FEATURED FOR MARCH…
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SNAKES CAN’T RUN (SIGNED) An epic of New York Chinatown noir in the vein of George Pelecanos and Richard Price, this is the riveting sequel to the highly acclaimed This Is a Bust.
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FRENCHZINE PACK
French is a bad-ass artist who enjoys skating, metal music and all the imagery found in both genres. He is part of our Diversions! art show up now at the GR2 gallery. This zine pack comes with a fold-out sine, flyer and sticker. |
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KIDD T-SHIRT Here Sega’s original mascot Alex Kidd takes a bite out of a meat bun! He loves them and so do we.
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ASSORTED PRINTS Check out a variety of prints from Diversions artist Paul Robertson. See more.
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MEDIUM PLUSH TOY Straight from Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro. He is approved by Studio Ghibli and made in Japan by Sun Arrow.
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HOPS IN A CAN The hop aroma is the essential reason why beer is the best beverage around! Now you can grow your own beer with these hops in a can. Comes with peat and hop seeds. Once you get it going in the can transplant it to your garden!
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Read author Ed Lin’s new serial novel, Motherfuckerland. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His latest book, One Red Bastard, will be published by Minotaur in April 2012. |
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| THE WORKING MAN AND PERFECT TIME’S TAD SUZUKI AND THY MAIBy MARTIN WONG
Animal Style wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for Tad Suzuki and Thy Mai. It was after I sent their first film short to my friend Tim Hugh, who runs FAAIM’s Asian American Showcase in Chicago, that he suggested I curate an entire skate video program. (Photo: Jiro Schneider Photography) |
INTERVIEW: GENRONBy BRETT FUJIOKA
When acclaimed critic Hiroki Azuma isn’t writing or teaching at Waseda University, he’s bridging the gap between academia and the general public through the Contectures publishing company. With Genron, Contectures English language portal, he and his staff have their eyes set abroad by translating articles for Western readers not adversed in Japanese. |
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| GR2 DIVERSIONS: OPENING RECEPTION PHOTOSBy GIANT ROBOT NEWS
A very special thank you to those that attended last weekend’s opening reception. The exhibit is now online for your viewing pleasure. |
SKATEBOARDING IS LOVE’S NIGEL ONGBy MARTIN WONG
Nigel is no scenester; his [previous] work, Skate First (2009), showed Chinese groms how to rip and his latest work, Skateboarding Is Love (2010), is 100 percent local without the locals-only vibe. Don’t miss his short on the big screen at the FAAIM showcase in April. |
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