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[nggallery id=56] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Opening Crocodile Tears: Small Works of Art by Over 50 Artists GRNY, July 19 – August 13, 2008 Reception: Saturday, July 19, 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 Crocodile Tears: Small Works of Art by Over 50 Artists at the GRNY Gallery. Following up on 2007′s hugely popular Look Behind You and Snack Isle group shows, Crocodile Tears will feature a large assortment small works that measure 5″ x 7″ or smaller. Each of the over 50 artists will be contributing two to five pieces in his or her own eclectic style. Mediums will range from painting to stitching to drawing to sculpture. Participating artists include (but will not be limited to): Lart Cognac Berliner Joe Buzzell William Buzzell Jeff Canham C.F. Charles Chatov Jen Corace Louie Cordero Rob Corradetti Vanessa Davis Michael DeForge Mark Delong Eamon Espey Edie Fake Ray Fenwick AJ Fosik Noel Freibert Lukas Geronimas Matt Haber Jenny Hart Joseph Hart Andrew Hem Lizz Hickey Caroline Hwang Jordin Isip Rich Jacobs Misaki Kawai Kim Kelly Cat Lauigan Matt Leines Isaac Lin Matthew Lock Arnaud Loumeau Jeremiah Maddock Sakura Maku Lionel Maunz Taylor McKimens Jesse McManus Garrett Morin Christopher Silas Neal Molly Colleen O’Connell Kate O’Connor Martin Ontiveros Chauney Peck Luke Ramsey Martha Rich David Sandlin Emilio Santoyo William Schaff Daniel St. George Crystal Stokowski Mike Taylor Thesis Peter Thompson Matthew Thurber Chris Uphues Damian Weinkrantz Eric White
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[nggallery id=54] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Born of the Abyss art show opening Buff Monster April 19 – May 14, 2008 Reception: Saturday, April 19, 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 Buff Monster at the GRNY Gallery. The artist is best known for his wheat-pasted street art featuring lumps of ice cream, clouds, and squirting breasts. The disarmingly sweet imagery has spilled over into the worlds of fashion, collectibles, and galleries–as well as collaborations for the likes of The Standard, Hurley, Vans, Helio, and Nike. Born of the Abyss represents a break from Buff Monster’s public (and usually illegal) work, and reflects new themes, mediums, and directions. The show will include framed and unframed paintings on paper and wood panels. Inspired and influenced by typography, Christian demonology, heavy metal music, and Japanese monster toys, recurring elements will include geometric patterns and katakana, as well as a new character that he calls Demon Seed. These pieces will be complemented with a limited edition of hand-painted kaiju figures. A reception attended by the artist will be held from 6:30 to 10:00 on Saturday, April 19. For more information about Buff Monster, GRNY, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact GRNY.
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[nggallery id=91] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Group Sects at GRSF, April 19, 2008 – May 14, 2008 Reception: Saturday, April 19, 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 a group show including paintings, illustrations, prints, and other mediums by some of our favorite artists. Contributors will include: Aaron Brown French Kevin Hooyman Katy Horan Matt Leines Monkmus Garrett Morin Josie Morway Pryor Praczukowski Jeana Sohn Daniel St. George Gary Taxali A reception featuring many of the artists will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, April 19.
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[nggallery id=44] Giant Robot is proud to present At The Movies, a group art show featuring oils, illustration, prints, and other media dedicated to cinema. Indie flicks, foreign films, art movies, blockbusters, flops, imaginary sequels and crossovers, and behind-the-scenes action–anything goes and everything’s fair game. Artists will include (but are not limited to): Melinda Beck Robert Bellm Chris Bettig Kelie Bowman Aaron Brown David Choong-Lee Alika Cooper Matt Furie Susie Ghahremani Katherine Guillen Ryan Jacob-Smith Arlo Jamrog Hellen Jo Omar Lee Stephanie Leung Jack Long Alexis Mackenzie Munkao Casey O’Connell PCP Ferris Plock Pryor Praczukowski Nathalie Roland Keith Shore Kevin Taylor Daria Tessler The Little Friends of Printmaking Matthew Thurber Kelly Tunstall Aiyana Udeson Steven Weissman Derek Yu
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[nggallery id=47] William Buzzell at Giant Robot New York, February 16 – March 12, 2008 Reception: Saturday, 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 grny.net (212) 674-GRNY Giant Robot is proud to present Class Action, paintings and sculpture by Philadelphia-based artist William Buzzell. Working almost entirely with found wood or metal and common latex house paint, Buzzell’s pieces are characterized by a surface of intricate brushwork and often feature three-dimensional elements. William Buzzell dips into the mundane, the practical world and a deep well of popular culture, often using maps, logos, charts, text, and familiar cartoon characters or TV icons to fill every inch of his paintings. A native of Providence, RI, much of Buzzell’s early work was installed on the streets of his hometown and New York under the alias Rotgut. Buzzell is a current member of the Artist Studio/Gallery Space 1026 in Philadelphia. The artist has had major exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Jose, Sweden, and Canada. We are very pleased to offer his first solo show in New York. A reception for William Buzzell will be held from 6:30 to 10:00 on Saturday, February 16. For more information about the artist, GRNY, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact GRNY.
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