ROBOTS
A BENEFIT FOR GIANT ROBOT 2
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 12

Giant Robot will host a “special” art exhibition for the benefit of Giant Robot 2 – the gallery space. Giant Robot 1 retail space began art exhibitions including Ai Yamaguchi and kozyndan. The space was limiting and art as we know it today was a limited world that was just beginning to bubble.

Opening in 2003, Giant Robot 2 or “GR2″ has hosted exhibitions by well known, soon to be well known and new young artists. The first exhibition in the space was by renown artist David Choe. Following exhibitions included Saelee Oh, Deth P. Sun, kozyndan, Barry McGee, Souther Salazar, Eishi Takaoka, Masakatsu Sashie, and many others who exhibit at many locations around the world. We’ve since worked with new waves of artists who’ve also moved forward at a rapid pace as well. Then yet another wave, and so forth. Giant Robot 2 has often and free exhibited young artists at an expense. In the end, who pays for the promotion, rent, staffing, etc? We do.

We’re not like many other establishments who force artists into contracts. We try and nurture artists so they can have their freedom. At times it works well. Our track record is powerful. But again, how does this get paid for? The hindering economy leaves us with less options, and a benefit show featuring our artist friends will carry us for a healthy amount of time and we hope to have your support. The goal for GR2 is for the space to be self sustaining as an art space in 2012 and on. We’ll release more news on our plans, soon.






UNDERCURRENTS
NEW ARTWORK BY MARTIN HSU AND LAWRENCE YANG
OCTOBER 15 - NOVEMBER 16
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 6:30-10PM

Currents are the source of life and death. What lies beneath the surface is unseen and often forgotten, but it’s also where much light and magic can be found. This series of paintings explores the color, vibrancy, and luminosity of the deep.

Martin Hsu is an artist and designer based in San Francisco. He takes much inspiration from nature, animals, and Hayao Miyazaki. The series of paintings he created for Undercurrents is based on the concept of life arising from death. It’s also infused with his fascination for vibrant and fantastical creatures from the deep.

Lawrence Yang wrestles with informational abstractions by day and paints by night. Influenced by graffiti art and traditional Chinese painting, he employs ink, marker, and watercolor, as the permanence of this media adds a sense of immediacy to his work. Lawrence’s paintings make use of color to communicate atmosphere and emotion, and they are concerned primarily with creating order out of chaos (and vice versa).

SCARED ARTLESS By MEI MELANÇON		ROBOTS OPENING RECEPTION By ERIC NAKAMURA
“People at Art openings are pretentious and weird.” I hear variations of this comment all the time.		9/24 was a special night. Thanks is easy to say, but for us at this moment, thanks means everything.
STELLA LAI INTRODUCES MR. CHIIZU By MARTIN WONG		MONTREAL, CH. 1: POUTINE ON THE RITZ By GOH NAKAMURA
The Mr. Chiizu app, which combines the Neo Print experience with downloadable packages featuring the art of various cool/cute artists, like Stella herself.		The musician recounts his experience travelling to Montreal, Canada for a screening of Surrogate Valentine, a film that features his musical talent.

MECHTORIANS MINI FIGURE SERIES	TAKASHI MURAKAMI ECOTOTE BAG	VIETNAM STICKERS
Playful mechanized creatures. This character is Sentry Wheel, one of the countless guards of the City Gate to the Mechtorian Age.	Wonderful plain canvas tote bags with Murakami's signature flower character printed on the front.	Very cool sticker set with a Vietnam theme featuring people, food, pho and more!
YELLOW RAT DING REPAIR T-SHIRT	STEVEN WEISSMAN CHOCOLATE CHEEKS	MEAT BUN METOROIDO T-SHIRT
This particular design was done by Barry McGee! It features 'Kio's Ding Repair' on the front chest and a large graphic on the back.	This is Weissman at his best: stunning, memorable, poignant, hilarious, and just gross enough to delight the children.	The universe’s most dreaded space parasite has never looked more vicious. Snag this tee and more Meat Bun goods at our retail shops or online.