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Giant Robot Year of the Ox Group Show

This weekend, Giant Robot reclaims the “zodiac” from California’s Zodiac Killer and brings it all back home in the form of a group art show in Los Angeles. The Year of the Ox show celebrates the year 4707 on the lunar calendar. Pieces will include illustration, oils, pencils, prints, watercolor, sculpture, and other media “all [...]

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Giant Robot’s 3rd Post-it Note Show

Some of the many artists involved include: Gary Baseman, Tim and Tigerlily Biskup, Matt Furie, David Horvath, James Kochalka, Travis Lampe, Nikki McClure, Jesse Reklaw, Souther Salazar, Bwana Spoons, Deth P. Sun, Jeremy Tinder, APAK! Bigfoot, Buff Monster, Cupco and Le Merde.

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Ryuichi Ogino’s Handmade Toys at Cerasoli:LeBasse Gallery

The sculptures look like vinyl, but are actually hand-painted Japanese polymer clay and model kits. Ogi's figures range from about $25 to $300 and will be available at the show. You can check out a Flickr preview here. And if you need a further endorsement, Huck Gee posted the following...

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