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We had heard rumblings that [adult swim] ran a bumper advertising out art show a few weeks back, while it was still displayed at our Melrose location, and now we have evidence! Thanks to everyone who made this, and the art show, happen!

Jensen
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Johnny B. Good

Our good friend Johnny Cupcakes stopped buy the Adult Swim show opening and wrote about it on his blog. He has a way of capturing the moment, so make sure to click the above picture and check it out...

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In The News...

Officially one of our first days off in the New Year, I'm letting this Tuesday be pretty lazy, but wanted to post up three of our favorite press mentions for the [adult swim] show from G1988 (Melrose). It seems to be everywhere and we're so thankful for all the coverage...



LA Weekly wrote up my favorite explanation of the show, for sure. Growing up, reading the LA Weekly, being featured on their site with such a lengthy article is always an honor. Click the picture above to read it.



io9 joined in on the action and gave you an overview of some of their favorite pieces. Click above to see.



We'll be back in the galleries tomorrow, back on the grind. getting ready for new shows in February, one that just might give you a Kill Screen.

Jensen
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Flavorpill wrote up the show and sent their readers over. You know to read it at this point.

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image by Eric Tan

THANK YOU to everyone who came out last night to our [adult swim] art tribute opening reception! What an incredible night. We felt confident, even with customers lining up 28 hours before we opened doors, that the artwork would blow people away.

And now you can see, and purchase the art yourselves by CLICKING HERE.

Also, check out the video our friend Andrew Baik (andrewbaik.com) filmed of the wild opening reception by CLICKING HERE.

This show runs through Feb 4th, so make sure to stop by if you can!!!

Jensen
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The Deep End.

We are steadily approaching our Adult Swim x G1988 show, which opens this Friday night, the 13th, from 7-10 PM and the work is so incredible. Two days out, let's get you some of these sneaks...



Casey Weldon summons the Tim & Eric fans, AND the cat lovers, painting this psychedelic tongue swapping that imagine hanging on ALL OF YOUR WALLS.



Jason Edmiston continues to shock me, creating flawless paintings time after time. They genuinely look like prints. This time he takes aim at everyone's favorite action figure manipulator, Robot Chicken.



Dan Lydersen is on FIRE. Carl has never looked so good, and you have to see the detail on this one in person (and actually you have to see the detail on ALL his pieces while you're at it). Luke Chueh came in the other day and made a pretty good argument as to why Dan is one of the most impressive new artists he's seen.



Graham Erwin bring a new screenprint to G1988, this one paying tribute to Space Ghost Coast To Coast. One of my favorite emerging poster artists, Graham is one to watch.



2012 will be Dave Perillo's year. Mark. My. Words. And he kicks it off with a beautiful Venture Bros. print!

That's it for now, guys. Go watch Adult Swim tonight and get in the mood, cause Friday is only two days away.

Jensen
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Prime Time Line-up

We've kept the line-up for our upcoming Adult Swim show rather secret, mostly because we're really excited about it and wanted the suspense to sort of build. Maybe it worked, maybe it didn't, but I know we're really excited to post the line-up now...


Miranda Dressler shows us the usual suspects from an Awesome Show.

Adam Hanson
Adam Setala
Alex Campos
Alex Chiu
Alex Todaro
Allison Sommers
Anne Benjamin
Audrey Pongracz
Augie Pagan
Ayami Kawashima
Becky Dreisdadt
Brandon Schaefer
Brian Holderman
Bruce White
Casey Weldon
Charles Moran
Chogrin
Chris DeLorenzo
Christopher Lee
Chuck BB
Clark Orr
Dan Bob Thompson
Dan Goodsell
Dan Lydersen
Dave Perillo
Delicious Design League
Derek Eads
Doe Eyed Design
Doug LaRocca
Drew Falchetta
Eric Braddock
Eric Tan
Evanimal
Fernando Reza
Glen Brogan
Graham Erwin
Irma Rivera
Iron Jaiden
James Flames
Jason Edmiston
Jason Hernandez
Jason Marz
Jaw Cooper
Jayson Weidel
Jesse Riggle
Jimbot
Joe Van Wetering
Joey Spiotto
Johnny Bergeron
Jon Smith
Jonathan Luna
Jordan Buckley
Josh Cooley
Joshua Budich
Julia Vickerman
Julian Callos
Justin Helton
Justin White
Kali Meadows
kaNO
Karla Hansen
Kevin Tong
Kiersten Essenpreis
Kim Herbst
Kyle Norris
Lauren Gregg
Lawrence Yang
Little Friends of Printmaking
Luke Chueh
Martin Ontiveros
Matt Chase
Michael Ramstead
Michael Steele
Michelle Coffee
Mike Maas
Mike Mitchell
Miranda Dressler
Monster Factory
Mylan Nguyen
Nicole Bruckman
Nicole Gustafsson
Olly Moss
Pedro Delgado
Rexbox
Reza Rasoli
Reilly Stroope
Ryan Brinkerhoff
Sarah 'Sae' Soh
Scott Belcastro
Scott Listfield
Scott Scheidly
Sean Clarity
Sean Dove
Shana Bilbrey
State of Shock Studios
Steve Dressler
Steven Thomas
Todd Slater
Tom Whalen
Veronica Fish
Zac Gorman

Keep it on the calendar. Friday the 13th at G1988 (Melrose). Let's get weird.

Jensen
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ADULT SWIM x G1988 (Melrose)

Gallery1988 (Melrose) will kick off 2012 with chaos, teaming up with Adult Swim to create quite the art show.



This one has been in the works for quite some time, and the work we've seen so far is epic, so you might want to make sure you aren't still hungover on Jan. 13th. Love the Scott Listfield piece on the flyer!

Also, this is a bit of a tease on our part, but the event is so awesome we still want to talk about it.



We've produced another poster for the ongoing Film Independent @ LACMA Live Read Series w/ Jason Reitman and this is the best yet. Matt Owen has done it again, getting even more love from Entertainment Weekly this time, as Reitman has recast the classic movie "The Princess Bride," and this new generation of actors will perform a table read of the script live and in person on December 15th. The tickets sold out in about 15 seconds flat, but there will be a stand-by line that night, and this time, WE'LL BE SELLING THESE POSTERS THERE! There were only 100 made, and they are beautiful. Past live read events have included The Breakfast Club (where Jennifer Garner, Aaron Paul & James Van Der Beek took roles) and The Apartment (where Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Portman & Steve Carrel joined). Jason keeps the cast a mystery until the last minute, but he has announced Patton Oswalt (in the Vizzini/Wallace Shawn role) and G1988 homie Nick Kroll (in the Count Rugen/Christopher Guest role), so this one will not be a let down.

We will be outside the auditorium before and after the read, so even if you don't have tickets, you can purchase a poster if you like.

Speaking of secrets, some pretty good movies coming out next week...

Jensen
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