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This One’s For The Children of Sichuan

Ninja August 21st, 2008

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The tragic Sichuan earthquake in May of this year unleashed unimaginable destruction and suffering. Perhaps hardest hit were the children left without homes and schools.

An impressive group of artists and vinyl toy companies have come together for “This One’s For The Children of Sichuan”, a charity auction to benefit children affected by the disaster.

Auction items will include original paintings, toys, and limited-edition collectibles from Simone Legno of tokidoki (see below),

Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Buff Monster, Michael Lau, Kathie Olivas, Joe Ledbetter, Devilrobots, Brandt Peters, Huck Gee, Cameron Tiede, The London Police, Kaws, Toby HK, Amanda Visell, Miss Mindy, CJ Metzger, Play Imaginative, Toy Tokyo, De La Barracuda, Munky King, DKE Toys, DNM, SURU, 3-Mix, Fresh Manila, and more.

The auction will take place online with Live Auctioneers from tomorrow, August 22st to Sunday, August 31st with a live preview on the 22nd at the opening of the MINDstyle LIFEstyle space at the Delay No Mall in Hong Kong. Proceeds for the auction will benefit Care For Children’s efforts to assist the children and students who were most affected by disaster.

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J.F. Sebastian, our best and only friend

Ninja August 15th, 2008

I LOVE Ming Doyle’s piece for LA Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 cult 2 show!! The show opens August 22 (the Friday opening reception is from 7 PM–11PM) and runs until September 12, 2008.

Pris looks so good!

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House of Liu Custom Show

Ninja August 12th, 2008

Veggiesomething’s House of Liu Custom Show opens on August 22 at the APW Gallery and runs through September 4, 2008.

APW Gallery
195 Chrystie St. Suite 200
New York, NY 10002
917.349.6213

Artists include
Blutt, Boxguts, Charuca, Coolvader, DGPH, Escape76, Filter017, JamFactory, Jim Koch, Julie West, Ken Keirns, Shawnimals, Leaders 1354, Lou Pimentel, MCA, Nanospore, Peabe, Peskimo, Raccoon, Revise CMW, Shin Tanaka, Sichi, Steve Talkowski, Yunicorn, and more

Related link
+ Visit Veggiesomething’s Flickr page

SVA Open Studios Exhibition Tonight

Ninja July 31st, 2008

School of Visual Arts
Summer Residency Programs
Open Studios 2008

Featuring participants in the following residencies
Painting and Mixed Media
Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art
Printmaking and Book Arts
Public Art
Photography
Illustration and Visual Narrative

Exhibition/Reception
Thursday, July 31, 2008
6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Locations
141 West 21st Street, Fourth and Eighth Floors (Painting)
141 West 21st Street, Ninth Floor (Printmaking, Illustration, Public Art)
141 West 21st Street, First Floor Westside Gallery (Photography)
30 West 17th Street (Sculpture)

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i am 8-bit returns

Ninja July 30th, 2008

Mario, Mega Man, Pac-Man, and Sonic are just as iconic as The Beatles to our generation. They are our childhood heroes, our babysitters, our most awesome fantasies, and it’s amazing to see how wildly and diversely artists choose to interpret them, because every experience is a personal one.
– Jon M. Gibson, i am 8-bit founder and curator

i am 8-bit returns for its fourth installment this summer. This annual exhibition enlists over one hundred artists to reinterpret their 80’s videogame memories.

i am 8-bit
Opening Night
August 14, 2008
8 p.m. to Midnight

World of Wonder Storefront Gallery
6650 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, Cali.

Runs until Sunday, September 7

Joe Ledbetter

Tessar Lo

Nate Frizzell

i am 8-bit contributing artists include Joe Ledbetter, Scott C, Jim Mahfood, Ashley Wood, Amanda Visell, Jose Emroca Flores, Luke Chueh, Bigfoot, Yoskay Yamamoto, Kofie One, Angry Woebots, Gerald de Jesus, Tessar Lo, Gabe Swarr, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Carlos Ramos, Joe Vaux, Joe Shea, Benjamin Marra, Deseo, Mr. Jago, Jude Buffum, Michelle Valigura, Suckadelic, DGPH, Jim Stoten, Tanner Goldbeck, Scott Belcastro, Tony Mora, Nate Frizzell, Elizabeth Ito, ZOSO, The Chung, Ray Frenden, David Goldberg, and many others. The show will also feature epic installations from Jason Torchinsky, creator of 2007’s six-foot-tall, giant Atari 2600 controller.

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Painter: Michael Mararian

Ninja July 24th, 2008

Brooklyn-based artist, Michael Mararian explores innocence and fear in his latest ink painting series entitled, The Phobias. Sit back and enjoy his mischievous, macabre sense of humor!

To see more of his work, you can check out his current show Inky Dreadfuls at the Corey Helford Gallery. This show will run until August 9, 2008.

Mechanaphobia (Fear of Machinery)

Nephophobia (Fear of Clouds)

Eisoptrophobia (Fear of one’s own Reflection)

Cleisiophobia (Fear of Being Locked in a Room)

Dementophobia (Fear of Insanity)

Climacophobia (Fear of Stairs

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Totoro Forest Project charity auction & exhibition

Ninja July 21st, 2008

The Sayama Forest is one of the most remarkable urban forests in Japan, located just outside of Tokyo. This forest is the inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, My Neighbor Totoro. With Japan’s rapid urban devleopment in the 70s and 80s, the forest has been losing it’s land. In 1990, Miyazaki (宮崎駿) ,set up the national trust, Totoro Forest Foundation to preserve this land.

Totoro Forest Project Charity Auction
The benefit auction will be held at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville on September 6, 2008. It’s entire proceeds will go to The Totoro Forest National Fund.

Cocktail party from 5 PM to 9 PM.

Totoro Forest Project Special Exhibition
The special exhibition featuring selected work fromt eh auction will be held at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Musum. There will be two separate shows. The first exhibition will fron from September 20–December 7. The second exhibition will run from November 6–February 20.

Some participating artists include