Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
[nggallery id=29] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Game Over IV at GRSF, March 4, 2011 – March 30, 2011 Reception: Friday, March 4, 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 Game Over IV, a group show that pays homage to the continuous evolution of videogames and their massive influence on popular culture. The impact and inspiration of videogames will be represented through a wide assortment of styles and genres provided by top artists in the fields of illustration, painting, sewing, indie comics, and videogames. Contributors are scheduled to include the following: Lala Albert Esao Andrews Nick Arciaga Andrice Arp Jesse Balmer Sasha Barr Niv Bavarsky Eric Broers Aaron Brown Jeffrey Brown Jude Buffum David Chung Farel Dalrymple Enfu Ines Estrada Jesse Fillingham Cam Floyd Matt Furie Nick Gazin Mark Giglio Peter Hamlin Paul Hornschemeier David Horvath Martin Hsu Rama Hughes Levon Jihanian Kinuko Chris Kuzma Patrick Kyle Ginette Lapalme Little Friends of Printmaking Kiyoshi Nakazawa Mare Odomo Physical Fiction Ferris Plock Silvio Porretta Jarrett Quon Jesse Reklaw Rob Sato Cory Schmitz Dave Stolte Superbrothers Daria Tessler Jeremy Tinder Chris Ward Steven Weissman Leslie Winchester Calvin Wong Jeni Yang Lawrence Yang Derek Yu Also Added: Hilary Florido, James Chong, Mark Ingram 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. A reception featuring many of the artists will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Friday, March 4. For more information about the show, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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[nggallery id=33] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Opening Real Japanese Kawaii February 5 – March 2, 2011 Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 In conjunction with Sweet Streets, Giant Robot is proud to host a group show by Shibuya Girls Pop, a new Tokyo-based artist collective featuring 12 female artists: Nana Aoyama, Eimi, Sayaka Iwashimizu, Marrontic, Hiroshi Mori, NICO, Keiko Ogawa, Ra’yka, Shinjuko, Yuki Takahashi, Kayo Tamaishi, and TAMMY. Real Japanese Kawaii will be the collective’s first American exhibition together. Kawaii is loosely translated as “cute” in English, but it actually means much more. To the Shibuya Girls Pop artists, kawaii is like holding onto a piece of happiness in a world with uncertain future and, in Japan, the concept is fast becoming a revolution. The mix of new names and established artists in the Tokyo scene (such as Nana Aoyama, a.k.a. Marie, whose art has been featured on Anna Sui’s fashion runway, and Shinjuko, who is famous for her Harajuku Lovers illustrations) will provide a deeper look into the meaning of kawaii through their hyper cool, pop-saturated new paintings. 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. An opening reception will take place on 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, February 5, and feature free kawaii makeup tutorials by Sugarpill Cosmetics (as seen in Japanese brand 6%DOKIDOKI’s 2010 fashion show). For more information about the artists, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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[nggallery id=27] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group art show opening Year of the Rabbit at GR2 February 5 – March 2, 2011 Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to host Year of the Rabbit, a group art show celebrating the 4709th resetting of the lunar calendar. Pieces will include illustrations, oils, pencils, prints, watercolors, sculpture, and other media–all dedicated to one of the most stubborn, but also most creative (and cute) animals in the Chinese zodiac. Contributors will include the following: Andrice Arp Jesse Balmer Robert Bellm Aaron Brown Ako Castuera Sean Chao Louise Chen Shawn Cheng James Chong Lola Dompe Dutch Door Press Evah Fan Jesse Fillingham Matt Furie Clement Hanami Lisa Hanawalt Nao Harada David Horvath Michael Hsiung Martin Hsu Mark Ingram Mari Inukai Kaori Kasai kozyndan Tessar Lo Miso Gary Musgrave Tru Nguyen Saejean Oh Ming Ong Martin Ontiveros Sidney Pink Ferris Plock Jarrett Quon Jesse Reklaw Albert Reyes Grant Reynolds Jenny Ryan Ryan Jacob Smith Ryohei Tanaka Daria Tessler Kelly Tunstall Aiyana Udesen Edwin Ushiro Christine Vincent Jing Wei Justin Wood Yoskay Yamamoto Kohei Yamashita Jeni Yang 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. An opening reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, February 5. For more information about the show, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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[nggallery id=28] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Opening Sean Chao and Ming Ong January 15 – February 2, 2011 Reception: Saturday, January 15, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 Giant Robot is proud to host Forget Me Not, a group art show featuring new works by Los Angeles artists Sean Chao and Ming Ong. Sean Chao sculpts, paints, and delicately constructs a world filled with curiosity and amusement, creatures and animals. The mixed-media pieces capture odd moments frozen in time that hint at narrative and create an imaginary history in which beings of all kinds explore the wonders of their environment together. Ming Ong is an artist and graphic designer whose artwork reflects her international upbringing and inclusive worldview. Her paintings often depict children and animals in disquieting situations, juxtaposing bright colors and nostalgic children’s book illustration with dark subject matter and serious themes. 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. An opening reception will take place on 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, January 15. For more information about the artists, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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[nggallery id=22] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art show opening Ulises Alfonso Farinas at GR2 January 15 – February 3, 2011 Reception: Saturday, January 15, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to present Other Places, an art show featuring new works by Ulises Alfonso Farinas. Farinas is Brooklyn-based illustrator and cartoonist who meticulously blends genres, styles, and universes. Breaking down the walls between imagination and reality, he depicts a super-saturated, hyper-detailed world where heroes and monsters are as real as cars and skyscrapers, and peace is not an option. He is currently drawing Transformers: Heart of Darkness for IDW and continues to write and illustrate the online snow fantasy epic, MOTRO. For Other Places, Farinas is preparing 40 pen-and-ink pieces, mostly medium sized with one or two larger works. This will be his West Coast debut. 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 and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. An opening reception for Farinas will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, January 15. For more information about the artist, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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