ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Movers and Shakers Group Show and Print Set

Gino Joukar, a Los Angeles-based pop surrealism and urban art collector, is curating Movers & Shakers, a group show with an amazing roster. For a Valentine’s Day date that seeks to go beyond dinner and a movie, POVevolving Gallery is the locale. There are over 80 artists involved, and a sampling reads like a who’s [...]

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Embrace the Strange: Strangekiss Art Toys 2009

Strangekiss Art Toys just dropped some info on their 2009 production line. Following the success of their first original toy “Zog” from David Lanham with exclusive variant by Frank Kozik, they will release a slew of new goods in time for San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). 2009 will see more Strangekiss joints with David and [...]

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Julie West & David Lanham Join Infectious Art

Infectious wants to decorate your everything, so guard your clean, smooth surfaces carefully. This week, they’ve added two more art warriors to their growing army : Julie West & David Lanham. You might recognize Julie West for her recent Bumble & Tweet vinyl figures from STRANGEco, or you might recognize her for her contributions to reinventing [...]

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Urban Art for Obama

If you were to go back in time (even just a few years) and ask yourself to imagine urban and street artists so passionately applying themselves to a US presidential campaign, could you? In less than a week, corresponding with the Democratic National Convention, Denver, Colorado’s Andenken Gallery will host Manifest Hope, a unique event [...]

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Toy2R’s Bart Simpson Customized Qee Auction for Red Cross

Now back from a globe-trotting exhibition, The wait is over. Toy2R has unveiled most of the 10-inch Bart Simpson Qee customs on the Toy2R forums. But if you’ve got ADD, anticipatory anxiety, high blood pressure, something in the oven or a slow Internet connection, you’ll feel like you’re still waiting (for the pages to load; [...]

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David Lanham and Frank Kozik Zogs at SDCC 08

SDCC ‘08 Zog info from Strangekiss just dropped on the KR forums. There will be two Zogs available at Booth #4637: David Lanham’s original purple Zog (300 pieces) and Frank Kozik’s Murder Zog (170 pieces). Each Zog is 7 inches tall with arms down and 11.5 inches tall with arms up.  The Zogs weigh [...]

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