Not originally planned, yet, somehow it’s going to happen– Andrew Bell is going to stop by both, KRNY and Chicago’s Pirate store to sign his life away to devoted fans. No, no, not at all– I was just kidding. He will, however, be signing a toy or the box of his new release: Kid Reaper. It glows in the dark and it rules! Click the image to enlarge and get details.
Gallery Hanahou, NYC, is going to be hosting a show titled Spread the Lead on October 16th, 2008. It seems that the show, very similar to Black Maria Gallery’s show: Get the Lead Out, challenges artists to create a piece [s] with a single tool, a pencil. I was very interested BMG’s show, but clearly I don’t live on the West Coast so I only got to see images from the show. I’m curious to see what the Hanahou participating artists come up with and maybe see if any of them really had a difficult task creating art with a pencil (graphic artists maybe?).
It seems Gallery 1988 (seriously, when is it not them? They need to move to NY, they’re always having a show of some sort) is having a show titled: Monster Art Rally. You can tell from the name that monsters will be involved and they’ll come in vinyl and plushy form, woohoo! Pictured above is kaNO!’s entry for the event. A custom 10″ MadL in the very grim form of CHUCKY. Eek. Chucky used to scare the shit out of me when I was younger and like kaNO! mentions on his blog he chose to stay away from the typical Dracula and Frankenstein choices as those would obviously make an appearance.
I definitely concur with the decision and to be quite honest I expect kaNO to always stride away from the obvious choices. Whenever I’m in kaNOs prescence, the old school conversations always come up and Chucky is definitely one scary mofo from my generation and those older than myself. If you’re in SF, check it out. It opens Friday, October 10th.
Damn the internets and work for not allowing me to open my email sooner in the day. GamaGo went ahead and realease batch #2 of the YetiBama shirts. What’s different from last time? Not only do they cost you a mere $10, but they come packages with free button and stickers! I went on to purchase my very own shirt, only to discover women’s shirts were all sold out. Damn it!! Please, if a GamaGo personnel reads this, I am an XL (I have no shame) in your women’s tops and want this shirt. In the meantime, men’s shirts are still available so go snag yours now. It seems the next batch will not be this cheap. Lucky you!
I’m in a real dilemma. It seems 3 shows are opening the same night, and I don’t know which 2 to attend. I’m pushing it by planning to attend 2 openings, but I know I’m definitely not missing Kathie Olivas’ Uninvited Guests show at MPH– but she’s also going to have some works in Opera Gallery’s Young Blood show.
Young Blood will open October 17th at NYC’s Opera Gallery and it will host 15 talented artists– both national and international artists. Some of my very favorites will include; Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters and Camilla d’Errico!! I’m trying to attend this during the VIP night, but I have no sources at the Opera Gallery and I highly doubt I’ll be able to score an entry. So– shall I go meet Camilla who’s finally coming in from Vancouver? Or should I go to the Obama show right after Kathie’s Uninvited Guests show? Help! If you’d like to see the preview, click here.
*Correction: I have yet to confirm whether Camilla will be at the event or not, I misinterpreted something on her blog and assumed she would be. Sorry about that. >__<*
I posted about the new Upper Playground shop that opened up in my neighborhood last week, and I believe I was also very clear about how excited I was to finally be able to see their products in person. Tomorrow, I hope to stop by at a decent hour and try to find the New Era hats above. I’m really into Sam Flores (Fatima, left), who designs numerous products for UP and really want to own some kind of apparel from him. I know that hats are technically not apparel, but I can’t get enough of his characters. In addition to the hat above, which costs $45– I’m interested in a bag they have at the shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Finally! Erick unveils Chelly, Chelly Chainsaw. I have to admit that I’m really loving the figure. It has a lot to do with the fact that it’s really touching base with my violent side and I’m imagining Chelly chainsawing all my designer toys. That would be a disaster, and yet, I get a kick out of imagining just that. I’m not sure how much Chelly is going to retail for, but we finally get to see what she looks like. In other news… Read the rest of this entry »
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