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book · kim jong nam · kim jong-un · News · north korea · Jan 23, 2012

A Little More about “Big Brother” Kim Jong Nam

He critiques North Korea and is in line to probably be killed one day, but Kim Jong Il’s son let’s words fly without much hesitation it seems. He doesn’t appear as bright or evil, and his detainment from trying to enter Japan to hit Disneyland in 2001 was the beginning of his political end. The weird thing, he had a Dominican passport! His book “My father Kim Jong Il and Me,” is a sure hit. (Global Post – Kim Jong Nam)

book · japanese book · kim jong il · kim jong nam · News · north korea · Jan 14, 2012

Kim Jong Il’s Oldest Son Tells All Soon

At least that’s what it sort of promises. A book, yes, a book that would be worth 7 figures or more, but I’m sure Kim Jong Nam is getting a lot less if at all – not that he needs it. Watch for a book to be published in Japan. Note that he’s the son who got busted for entering Japan to go to Disneyland. That put him out of favor with the big boys. From the Huffington Post “Gomi’s book, based on “extensive interviews” with 38-year-old Kim Jong Nam, will outline Kim’s “opposition to the hereditary succession system that led to his younger brother, Kim Jong Un, being appointed North Korea’s new leader,” according toThe Japan Times, who also reported that although Kim Jong Nam recently asked to delay the book’s publication, the Japanese publishing firm Bungei Shunju decided to release it anyway.” (Huffington Post – Kim Jong Nam)

art · book · giant robot · Giant Robot NEWS · Giant Robot store · giant robot time · gr store · gr time · GR2 · movie · norwegian wood · Dec 30, 2011

Giant Robot Time: 12.30.11 – Happy New Year!

GIANT ROBOT 2 – REDUX 2012

TEMPORARILY CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION

JANUARY 2 – JANUARY 8

Giant Robot 2 (GR2) as you know it is going to change in 2012. In just a few days, there will be some light construction. Our “little big planet” will shift off it’s axis just a little and a new GR2 will be born and at the same time, a slightly different GR1 will emerge at the same time.

GR2 began in 2003 with a solo exhibition by our close friend David Choe in a hybrid space that focused on art, artists products, house wares and more. Since then, we’ve had at least one exhibition a month and in 2012, we’ll continue in a much larger space dedicated to art. We’ll have all four walls white and available as a challenge to the many artists we work with and they’ll have to rise to the challenge.

Aside from art exhibitions, we’ve featured various book signings, video game nights and even concerts. We’ll continue those too. Also, some of you don’t realize having a space like GR2 expanded that the hard work from GR2 developed into the other offsite shows including ones with Toyota Scion and Giant Robot Biennale which took place in 2007, 2009, and will happen again in 2012.

In a quickly sketched Illustrator mock-up that is less exciting than the concept and hopefully result, you’ll have to imagine that merchandise will be transferred to Giant Robot 1. Art items will remain, the shelves pulled off and the posters, prints and extra art will be displayed in a smaller section towards the front. The artists will have double the space, if not a bit more to work with. I’ll post photos as it takes place.

That said we’ll be closed a few days in early January and a Pvrinted Matter show is scheduled to begin Jan 11, 2012. It’s been a great ride so far, and hopefully by adding and subtracting, it’ll be that much more exciting.

PRINTED MATTERAT THE NEW GR2

JANUARY 11 – JANUARY 25

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

Apple · biography · book · kodansha · News · steve jobs · Dec 18, 2011

Steve Jobs Book in Japan – New Cover

The Steve Jobs biography reportedly is having brisk sales in Japan, but the cover is causing some minorproblems with the nit picky Apple fans who are channeling the ultimate pickiness of Steve Jobs himself. Would Jobs approve a cover like this? The English version cover is much more stark and has a large photo of jobs with almost no text much like some of the Apple packaging. The Japan version does have two volumes hence the Roman “I”, which is often the case for huge books including Haruki Murakami’s IQ84 which appears as one volume in the US. The reason for the cover change includes a) a sign off from the Author, b) the fact that Steve Jobs by name may be known in Japan, but face perhaps not. (WSJ – Steve Jobs Book)

book · giant robot · gr2 · haruki murakami · News · norwegian wood · novel beatles · Dec 09, 2011

200 Special Copies of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood Spread Across NYC

It’ll have a code that you need to enter in at the email address provided. Here’s more info: “This weekend a number of *very special* copies of Norwegian Wood will be hidden across Manhattan, giving you the chance to attend the New York Premiere with Rinko Kikuchi and Tran Anh Hung next Wednesday. Inside each of the books is a code and email address: just email the code and you’ll be entered into the competition. They’ll be placed at locations related to the film: a record shop, somewhere Beatles-y, a beautiful designer store… and will be easily identifiable by the Pick Me Up yellow sticker that is on the front.”