Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
The POD is like a taco truck or perhaps more so, a mobile home. You can relocate if you need, and I can’t say it’s the future of anything, but it is the architectural cool thing these days. The Giant Robot POD is up in front of MOCA Art in the Streets and JANM through sunday. We’re next to the Toyota Hybrid cars. The exhibits in these containers range. Some are technology laced and some are simply architectural plans on walls. Those are less interesting, but more than these exhibits and our “pop up shop” are the other events going on. There are lectures and events and more. That’s Money Mark below. He was part of an event at MOCA last night. I’m not seeing much of it, but people seem to be walking around with curious faces. I’ll be there. But meanwhile, the smart money is being at the GR sales during Carmageddon. Surface streets work too.
Brandon Shigeta’s project is some of his photos of art and artists in postcard form. They’re free, and they are many. Evidently some are signed by the artist and those are randomly mixed in. When the cards run out, so does his pod. You’ll catch people looking down a lot.
Also see the photo set at the end of this post.
Giant Robot was granted this nice POD in front of JANM and MOCA Geffen in Little Tokyo. It’s a four day festival starting this thursday July 14- Sunday 17th. Here’s a map of the container exhibits at bottom. Our POD is a super mini version of our shop and yes, the items will be for sale. I had two people ask if everything will be free. Sorry, life costs.
There’s actually a soft opening this evening… what?! Just found out. I’ll be there, I think, if not look for that box to be locked down.
HOURS
Thursday July 14 4pm-11pm
Friday July 15 4pm-midnight
Saturday July 16 11am-midnight
More Photos Below and a map below