Giant Robot Time: 1.13.12 – Printed Matter 10 opens this Saturday at the new GR2!

PRINTED MATTER 10

PRINTS FROM ARTISTS

JANUARY 11 – JANUARY 25

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 6:30-10PM

The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) remodel happening at the beginning of January will transform the location into a larger gallery, creating MORE wall space and utilizing all of the existing walls. We’re shrinking the retail capacity of GR2 and focusing in on the art that we’ve loved sharing with the world there! We’ll begin with a large print show, “Printed Matter 10″ as we’ve done in the past at GR2, GRNY and GRSF. We’ve had numerous installments of of “Printed Matter” and this is the 10th. The print show will begin January 11th with an opening on Saturday the 14th. Participants include:

Apak!, Chris Bettig, Jude Buffum, Burlesque Printing, Louise Chen, Shawn Cheng, David Choe, James Chong, Dutch Door Press, ENFU, Ines Estrada, Jesse Fillingham, Hilary Florido, Matt Furie, Gabe Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Seonna Hong, Kerry Horvath, Michael & Pearl Hsiung, Martin Hsu, Mari Inukai, Jeremyville, Kaori Kasai, kozyndan, Jesse LeDoux, Little Friends of Printmaking, Bradford Lynn, Dan McCarthy, Gary Musgrave, Masato Nakada, Saelee Oh, Martin Ontiveros, Panorama Press, Sidney Pink, Albert Reyes, Jay Ryan, Jessica Seamans, Ryan Jacob Smith, Dave Stolte, Diana Sudyka, Deth P. Sun, Jesse Tise, Aiyana Udesen, Justin Wallis, Jing Wei, Kent Williams, Aaron Woes Martin, Sashiko Yuen

NORWEGIAN WOOD BOOKBY HARUKI MURAKAMI PROMOTIONAL OFFER Get a copy of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood for free at the Giant Robot Store along with a Movie Promo Postcard with a $40 purchase while supplies last. We’ve given the movie an emphatic thumbs up. We have only 4 copies left! The offer applies to both in store and online. Norwegian Wood Opens in US Theaters starting January 2012. See the website for show times and theaters.   norwegianwoodmovie.com

IN PRINT		APPAREL		ACCESSORIES
TOYS		HOUSEWARES		+ MORE

DAVID CHOE X GIANT ROBOTSWEATER SKATE DECK		GAMA-GOCUPCAKEYS KEY COVERS
In commemoration of Giant Robot’s 15th anniversary artist David Choe collaborated once again for two new skate decks. Edition of 150.		These tasty cupcakes fit atop your keys! So cute, so sweet. The purple one with the eye patch is going on my car key. Gotta check those blind spots!
FREE STYLE SCRAPS 08PIXEL BOOK		BLACKBIRD FLY35MM CAMERA
The latest in graphic inspiration from the Freestyle Scraps series by the wizards at BNN. Over 1000 illustrations from a wide range of themes, all based on the ubiquitous pixel.		The Blackbird Fly is a twin-lens reflex camera: one lens is used to expose the film, while the other is used like a viewfinder. It’s a famous style of camera whose history stretches back to the 1920′s.
STINCKERS STICKER SHEETJOHNNY RYAN		UGLYDOLL X FUNKOOX VINYL FIGURE
Gross out comic master Johnny Ryan’s collection of classic characters grace this Stincker sheet. Signed by the artist. Limited edition.		Uglydoll and Funko have collaborated to release these unique vinyl figures. Their heads can rotate and provide a cool accessory for your desk or display case.

BUILDING THE WALLS OF GR2 By ERIC NAKAMURA In the last one week, from doing “light” construction at GR2, I’ve learned a lot about walls and even have issues with them too.		DRAWING THE LINE AT JANMBy ERIC NAKAMURA “Drawing the Line is part of Pacific Standard Time. This unprecedented collaboration, initiated by the Getty, brings together more than sixty cultural institutions from across Southern California for six months beginning October 2011 to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene.”
CHRIS BURDEN’S METROPOLIS II AT LACMABy MARTIN WONG On January 14, Chris Burden’s Metropolis II will finally be unveiled at LACMA. The kinetic sculpture, which was slated to show in the fall, took a little longer to realize than expected.		HAROSHI OPENING AT HUF WAREHOUSEBy MARTIN WONG The Tokyo sculptor isn’t some poseur who simply paints on skateboards or appropriates the culture for street cred. His pieces (made out of used boards by DLX team riders in this particular case) actually capture and convey the energy and power of skating from a skater’s point of view.