Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
GAME NIGHT 9 I-MOCKERY’S ABOBO’S BIG ADVENTURE + HITBOX TEAM’S DUSTFORCE SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 7-10PM In conjunction with the Attract Mode, Meat Bun apparel, Angry Bananas, and LA Game Space, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night 9, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. For this eighth installment, we are featuring two games: Abobo’s Big Adventure and Hitbox Team’s Dustforce. Abobo’s Big Adventure features hardcore 8 Bit action and Dustforce is a beautiful yet challenging platform. Games are free and fun to play. Also bring your Nintendo 3DS for StreetPass action. DIVERSIONS MARCH 10 – APRIL 4 NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE MONYO MONYO, JUDE BUFFUM, PAUL ROBERTSON, FERIC, MEAT BUN, FRENCH, SEAN CHAO We all have interests that takes us away. Our postcard image by Australian artist Paul Robertson is hyper dense and 8-bit influenced. Jude Buffum from Philadelphia crosses 8-bit art and social and pop culture commentary. Monyo Monyo from Japan creates wearable masks that are furry and powerful. Feric from Taiwan is known for his delicate and cyber-detailed pieces. Originally from Taiwan but now a resident of Los Angeles, Sean Chao creates astonishing dioramic worlds. French from England evokes metal music and its iconography. Meat Bun, our comrades from multiple pop up shops and Game Night events will display some of their iconic work. In attendance for the opening will be Paul Robertson, Sean Chao and the trio who make Meat Bun. View the exhibit. SEAN CHAO LEAF DRIFTING FERICFEROLOGY . I FRENCHSKULL TURTLE MEAT BUN REAL SOVIET DAMAGE PRINT MONYO MONYOUNTITLED VEST PAUL ROBERTSON CATS COMICS OFFICE SUPPLIES ACCESSORIES APPAREL VINYL TOYS + SALE ITEMS NEW AND FEATURED FOR MARCH… PAUL ROBERTSON VIOLENT STORM Measures 29.75″ X 17″ unframed, digital print on paper, open edition and will be signed by artist at the end of the show! MOMIJI + HELLO KITTYASTRID New collaboration between Hello Kitty and Momiji dolls! Momiji are message dolls. Turn them upside down and inside you’ll find a teeny tiny card, perfect for writing messages and sharing secrets. MARGARET KILGALLEN BOOKIN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE This is the catalogue accompanying the show at REDCAT, designed by Michael Worthington and Jon Sueda documenting and contextualizing the hundreds of works the artist produced during her prolific career. HELLO KITTY CERAMIC CLOCK New from Sanrio! Wake up with classic Hello Kitty! These ceramic Hello Kitty figures have a clock embedded into its exterior. Comes in your choice of Blue or Red! DECOR CRAFTMINI MAGNET SET (SCOTTIE) Adorable animal magnets from Decor Craft! 6 pieces in the set made of hard plastic. AKO CASTUERA SOLO EXHIBITION – APRIL 7THBy ERIC NAKAMURA Here’s a short film about Ako Castuera. She will be a having a solo exhibition at Giant Robot 2 beginning April 7th. I’ve known Ako for many years, and actually met her at her Art’s Crab Shack days in Oakland, CA in the mid-later 90s while she was enrolled at CCAC. She’s...
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Fox rolled through Sawtelle and GR2 and Hal Eisner, well known newsman on Fox in LA for 30 years interviewed me about the census results. Asians are the largest growing group. I didn’t know and oops I said “ethnicity.” Esiner was at first talking specifically about Japanese, but it’s actually an overall. Yes, I know the difference between ethnicity and race. That said, great publicity for Giant Robot. Census results and Giant Robot. Yes it all matches up. Asian Population Spikes, Latino Population Drops: MyFoxLA.com
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Thanks, Things to Do in LA for the nice write up on Diversions and promoting Game Night. Also thanks to Tiny Cartridge!
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DIVERSIONS
MONYO MONYO, JUDE BUFFUM, PAUL ROBERTSON,
FERIC, MEAT BUN, FRENCH, SEAN CHAO
We all have interests that takes us away. Our postcard image by Australian artist Paul Robertson is hyper dense and 8-bit influenced. Jude Buffum from Philadelphia crosses 8-bit art and social and pop culture commentary. Monyo Monyo from Japan creates wearable masks that are furry and powerful. Feric from Taiwan is known for his delicate and cyber-detailed pieces. Originally from Taiwan but now a resident of Los Angeles, Sean Chao creates astonishing dioramic worlds. French from England evokes metal music and its iconography. Meat Bun, our comrades from multiple pop up shops and Game Night events will display some of their iconic work. In attendance for the opening will be Paul Robertson, Sean Chao and the trio who make Meat Bun. View the exhibit.
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Getting a shout out in a video game is always special since how often is this going to happen for us? Thanks to the folks at Wayforward Games. They’re a cool bunch of fellas who do a great service to games both in and out of LA. Here’s the photo set from our past Game Night with them.
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