Giant Robot 2 presented the opening of Patchwork, a group show with a crafty twist, on Saturday evening (3.13).  Each artist created their artwork on a uniform sized fabric square and collectively they formed a ‘quilt of sorts’.  While some artists produced sewn quilt-like patches, many focused on painted or drawn images while others pushed the sewing into 3d with plush-based pieces.  David Horvath’s Ugly square and Phil Lumbang’s oh-so-sweet four square caught our attention.  Patchwork runs through April 17th @ Giant Robot 2.

Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

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To close out the hugely successful group art show and 15 year celebration of Giant Robot magazine, JANM will be open for extended hours on Thursday, January 21 to host the Giant Robot Biennale. Curated by Giant Robot co-founder and co-editor Eric Nakamura, this expanded follow-up to the 2007 exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues will highlight artists associated with the magazine over the past 15 years.

Featured artists include David Choe, James Jean, Souther Salazar, Theo Ellsworth, kozyndan, Stella Lai, Jack Long, Albert Reyes, Rob Sato, Jeff Soto, Deth P. Sun, Le Merde, David Horvath, and Yukinori Dehara.

Admission will be free, and many of the participating artists and key members of the Giant Robot family will be in attendance as part of this special gathering. Expect refreshments, a musical guest, The Binges and DJ Puffs, and other surprises.

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Closing Reception: Thursday, January 21, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Giant Robot will celebrate 15 years of covering Asian Culture with Biennale 2 opening on October 24th, 2009 at the Japanese American National Museum. The impressive featured lineup includes David Choe, James Jean, Souther Salazar, Theo Ellsworth, kozyndan, Stella Lai, Jack Long, Albert Reyes, Jeff Soto, Deth P. Sun, Le Merde, David Horvath and Yukinori Dehara.  A second hall will feature work from 50 additional artists. If you have any interest in Pop Surrealist / New Contemporary art, this show is not to be missed.

By way of preview, check out the James Jean teaser video below created and posted by GR Co-Founder Eric Nakamura.  It shows glimpses of Jean’s new Chinnamasta piece which will be featured in the show as well as another painting which we presume will also be part of Giant Robot Biennale 2.

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles California 90012
213.625.0414

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Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles opened their Year of the Ox group show, celebrating this year’s Chinese zodiac animal.  Overall the large and well-curated show  offered strong and varied pieces – paintings, drawings and a few sculptures.  The show roster  includes Bigfoot, Deth P. Sun, Amanda Visell, Luke Chueh, Michelle Valigura, David Horvath, Edwin Ushiro, Buff Monster, Joel Nakamura, Le Merde and many more. While  Paul Bunyan themed pieces proved somewhat popular,  artists’ interpretations of the theme were quite diverse overall.  Year of the Ox offers many affordable pieces with a wide appeal. Check it out and plan to spend quite awhile to take in all the art. The show closes on April 15th.

Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.445.9276

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