Category Archives: Gallery Showings

Totoro Forest Project

At this point in time, it seems that the Totoro Forest Project is scheduled to only be held in San Francisco, but one can certainly dream of it taking to the road if the response is strong enough. Something like this would be a perfect fit in Los Angeles’ Studio 1984, for example, or the [...]

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A Visit With The Telectroscope

Paid a visit to the amazing Telectroscope in Brooklyn this past weekend. The Telectroscope is a very high-concept, Jules Verne-inspired art project by these awesome folks whose very clever premise is as follows:
Hardly anyone knows that a secret tunnel runs deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. In May 2008, more than a century after it was [...]

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Takashi Murakami Exhibit At The Brooklyn Museum

If anyone out there is going to be on, around, or in NYC anytime from now until July 13, if you get a chance try to catch the massive Takashi Murakami exhibit over at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Some of the pieces (like the Louis Vitton store) don’t exactly work, but overall it’s deeply [...]

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Plasticgod At Munky King This Weekend

Los Angeles residents, be aware! Plasticgod has a one-day only gallery showing at the Melrose Munky King. There’s pretty much no chance in hell I can afford his work now, but I still like to see it in person from time to time. The last show he was a part of, his work was some [...]

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Under The Influence: A Stan Lee Tribute

Over the weekend, The Wifeâ„¢, The Daughter® and I went to see the Stan Lee tribute show at Gallery 1988 with a couple of friends. It’s the same place that hosts the I Am 8-Bit shows, which are always enjoyable, but the Lee tribute outdid anything I’ve seen there to date. With the exception of [...]

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Ms. Batman’s Local Art Show

I truly hope that her friends simply refer to her by her last name. That would make her to coolest resident in town.

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“Marvel Masterworks” Recreations Gallery Show

It’s fairly common knowledge that when Marvel launched their Masterworks collections, some of the art files were missing or damaged so they had to be cleaned up and restored before going to press. However, I was unaware that some pieces were so far gone that Marvel actually commissioned an artist by the name of Mike [...]

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“Masters of American Comics” at The Jewish Museum

Running from September 15 to January 28, 2007, the Masters of American Comics exhibit at The Jewish Museum in New York is a truly wonderful exploration of the founders and current greats of the comic book industry. Featuring original art from Jack Kirby, Bob Kane, Chris Ware, R. Crumb and others — while focusing [...]

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