ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Here’s a really good excuse to go get some an injection of culture and make your way to a museum. On December 6^th at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, there will be an opening reception for this star-studded custom vinyl show called Dreams to Dreams. The reception will be from 1-4 and the show will continue you to 2009 and end on January 4^th.

The format du jour for the forty-five plus artists to customize? Dacosta Bayley’s (aka Chocolate Soop) DCTO – Dreams Come True Object- vinyl toy. This simple robust figure is seven inches tall and 6.25 inches wide. It is a new take on the classic and traditional Daruma doll. Who’s in the line up to lend their magic to this already mystical looking character? 

How does this sound…Amy Inouye, Angry Woebots, Barry Stephenson, Brent Nolasco, Cameron Tiede, Camilla d’Errico, Charles Hui, Charuca, Chris Conway, Dacosta!, Dan Goodsell, David & Kazumi Svenson, Donna Ikkanda, Gary van der Steur, Hiroshi Yoshii, Itokin Park, Jesse Hernandez, Jester, Joel Nakamura, Judson Beaumont, Julie West, kaNO, Kazuko Shinoka (Spicy Brown), Keith Poon, Koji Takei, Leecifer, Lou Pimentel, MAD, Marilyn Frandsen, Mark Atomos, Mark Nagata, Megan Majewski, Neal Yamamoto, NEMO, Peskimo, Peter Taylor, PON, Qris Yamashita, Sachiho Hino (Spicy Brown), Scott Wetterschneider, Shawn O’Conner, Steve Rolston, Steve Talkowski, Stuart Rapeport, & Trevor McKay.