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Giant Robot is proud to present Our Finest Hour, an art show by Jen Corace. Jen Corace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design who lives and works in Providence. Corace’s work, which typically features young females, a subtle color palette, and a timeless quality, celebrates not nostalgia but the youthful moment itself. Corace has shown in galleries around the world including Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Portland, and has also provided illustrations for The Portland Mercury, Chronicle Books, and other commercial clients. She is currently working on a new children’s book. Our Finest Hour will feature more than 50 4×6″ framed portraits by the artist. A reception for Corace will be held from 6:30-10:00 on Saturday, November 15. For more information about the artist, 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=82] Vote for Survival at GR2 October 18 – November 12 Reception: Saturday, October 18, 6:30 -10:00 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to present Vote for Survival, an art show featuring new work by Nikki McClure. First making a name for herself as a solo musician in the early ’90s, McClure has redefined herself as a visual artist by creating stunning works of art out of single sheets of paper with a common X-Acto knife. Instilling the somewhat Asian art form of paper cutting with the populist themes of punk rock, Riot Grrl, and motherhood, the Olympia-based artist has created distinctive pieces for album covers, book covers, a successful series of self-published calendars and postcards, handmade publications, and gallery shows. Vote For Survival is an art tour traveling by train, making stops on the West Coast: Olympia, San Francisco, Los Angeles. The show features a series of limited-edition signs, silk-screened on wood signboards and is a call to action-a reminder of what is really important as this election nears. Original paper cuts will also be exhibited, including artwork from the 2009 “Wake Up” calendar, book covers, and new work inspired by the summer of berries and boats. A reception for McClure will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, October 18. For more information about the artist, GR2, Giant Robot magazine, or the contest, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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[nggallery id=93] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group art show opening Hold Tight October 11 – November 5, 2008 Reception: Saturday, October 11, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Giant Robot Gallery 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) | grny.net Giant Robot is proud to present Hold Tight, a 12-person show surveying a variety of genres including painting, illustration, sewing, sculpture and beyond: Calef Brown is Maine-based artist & writer known for his acclaimed children’s books. His whimsical & folk-inspired work has also appeared in various newspapers & magazines. Jo Dery is an artist from Providence who makes shorts, drawings, prints, books, and occasionally music and papier-mache creatures. Jad Fair sings and plays guitar for the iconic indie rock band Half Japanese, but he also draws dogs, cuts paper hearts, and paints Elvis. Saskatoon native Matthew Feyld draws figures with huge heads and rampant energy that hints at a bizarre narrative. Los Angeles-based artist Katherine Guillen creates paintings and prints that explore the tenuous connections between the urban and natural environments. In her etchings, screenprints, and books, New Yorker Lizz Hickey unleashes traditional monsters found only in her imagination. Brooklyn resident Caroline Hwang turns fabric, quilting, and painting into collages that reflect the complexities of human relationships. The mixed media pieces by Queens native Jordin Isip appear in numerous big-time publications as well as books, novels, T-shirts, and album covers. Japanese Canadian artist Takashi Iwasaki instills abstract composition in his embroideries with the purest of colors to trigger the viewers’ eyeballs and imagination. Born in Paris and residing in Brooklyn, Cat Lauigan mixes figures, fruits, and raw energy to reveal invisible scenery from the world around us. Brooklyn artist Jeremiah Maddock uses haunted and hieroglyphic imagery to add wonder to the familiar, everyday world. The dark and powerful work of Rhode Island artist Will Schaff has adorned album covers for the likes of Okkervil River, Songs: Ohia, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. A reception featuring many of the artists will be held from 6:30 to 10:00 on Saturday, October 11. For more information about the artists, GRNY, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-731
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[nggallery id=81] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Masakatsu Sashie Show Opening Under Fluorescent Light at GR2 September 20 – October 15 Reception: Saturday, September 20, 6:30 – 10:00 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to present Under Fluorescent Light, an art show featuring new work by Masakatsu Sashie. Masakatsu Sashie’s works are often called “orb paintings” since he paints details from his youth as very detailed, compact spheres. Hailing from Kanazawa, Japan, his art captures the scope of his youthful activities and the orbs often represent memories that fade away from the world. His previous works were full of dark imagery, but his more recent pieces include vibrant, often colorful details such as vending machines, fast food signage, and videogames. He cites Mobile Suit Gundam as an influence, and enjoys art by Yukio Oscar Oiwa and Antonio Lopez Garcia. Currently, he teaches at his alma mater, Kanazawa College of Art. Sashie got his start at Takashi Murakami’s GEISAI shows in Japan. In America, he has shown at GEISAI USA at GR2 and the Giant Robot Biennale at the Japanese American National Museum. Under Fluorescent Light will be his first solo show in the United States, and will feature 2 gigantic paintings accompanied by 10 smaller pieces.
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I See It All by Deth P. Sun GRNY, August 23 – September 10, 2008 Reception: Saturday, August 23, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Giant Robot Gallery 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) / grny.net Giant Robot is proud to present new work by Deth P. Sun at the GRNY Gallery. Deth P. Sun’s acrylic paintings on panels bring epic landscapes and cosmic occurrences into a private and personal world. Influenced by David Attenborough, as well as the Moomin series and films of Terry Gilliam, the Oakland-based artist seeks to create a fantasy world as a reflection of his own experiences and worldview. It is a place where cold mountains loom under the stars, cloaked figures arrive with the night, and lone dreamers struggle–a place where hope and belief still shine in dark times. For I See It All, Sun is reaching into his sketchbook for the loosest, most natural ideas to realize and make public.
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