Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

In Hero Complex of the LA Times. Thanks to Deborah Vankin for writing this piece. (LA Times – GR Biennale) The closing night event is this evening (Jan 17th 6-10pm) and the exhibition closes on sunday (Jan 20th). There’s also a panel discussion on custom figures on Saturday (Jan 19th) – featuring Luke Chueh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Scott Tolleson, and David Horvath. 3-4pm at JANM.
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I tried to help teach a class of kids at JANM. Using the Big Boss Robot, their job was to make something fun with what materials they had-glue guns, wire, paint, and general junk. All part of the Biennale! It’s hard to talk to High School kids, I could see them peering at me, wondering “wtf does this guy know?” Or perhaps it’s the complete opposite… and them thinking, “wtf do I know…” Either way, I think they listened. Once they got the robots in their hands, they got to work quick. [nggallery id=JANM-Entourage-Giant-Robot]
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