Kevin Smith RADIO!!!

Ok, this is NOT SAFE FOR WORK, but I sat down with Kevin Smith and his wife Jennifer Schwalbach for their daily radio show, Plus One Per Diem. We talk Crazy 4 Cult, Gallery1988, Joe Francis, Turntable.fm, Olly Moss, Greg Simkins, Luke Chueh, my dead rap career, writing pro wrestling, my possible work addiction and Ashley Madison. It's all over the place, but really fun. Also, we revealed some 2012 schedule secrets. Click the picture below and listen to the July 1st archive program if you have seasoned ears.



Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

MORE CFC COVERAGE

The book internet massacre continues...check out these reviews/articles/interviews for the Crazy 4 Cult book by clicking the pictures...









And I sat in on Paul Scheer's podcast "How Did This Get Made?" and talked about the cinematic cult masterpiece that is "Crank 2." Click on the picture to listen...



And this Friday, I'll be live in Kevin Smith's house recording his Plus One Per Diem radio show for the SIR network, promoting Crazy 4 Cult 5. More on that later...

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Getting there...

The trials and tribulations of me learning our new camera and Final Cut...this time you get a glimpse into the handful of prints we're going to debut at Crazy 4 Cult. This isn't even all of them...and you get to see one of Scott Belcatsro's new CFC pieces for this year! Sweep the leg.

A sneak into some Crazy 4 Cult prints... from Gallery1988 on Vimeo.

Jensen
G1988

CULT APPROACHING!!

It's our 1000th post on the blog! YAYYYYY!

And no better thing to talk about during such a monumental post than CRAZY 4 CULT! The opening of the show's 5th installment is just around the corner on July 8th, and we're starting to see a lot of the pieces and we are blown away. Next week we'll start really previewing the work here on the blog, including introducing you to a new artist to the G1988 family that we're so ecstatic to debut at CFC.

But until then, here is some media to get you in the mood for the show...which does include the first look at a CFC piece on the blog!

First up...I was interviewed by Aint It Cool News, which was pretty awesome. You can click the photo for the interview...




Then filmmaker Mat de Koning has been making a documentary for over 6 years! And during those 6 years one stop he made was at Crazy 4 Cult 2009 to follow artist Jodee Knowles. He documented the night and decided to put together an awesome video showing his experience and the night's insanity. It's pretty awesome and gives some first timers what to expect from CFC. THANKS MAT!

Crazy 4 Cult 3D - Short doco by Mat de Koning from Mat de Koning on Vimeo.

And lastly, but not leasty, we have Danielle Buerli who made an amazing little short that chronicles the process of creating her piece for Crazy 4 Cult 5. It's a sculpture and it's brilliant. Just not sure why Danielle is wearing that human suit.

The Making of Bunny Darko from Danielle Buerli on Vimeo.

There's more where this came from.

Jensen
G1988

Reviewed

The Crazy 4 Cult book we put out with Titan Publishing seems to be everywhere! We are so excited and proud of our first book!

And the reviews/coverage is pouring in...here are some we found today. Click the pictures to go to the press...














Thank you to everyone hyping the book up and be on the lookout for some other great coverage of Gallery1988 this month, including a mention in tbe rand new Entertainment Weekly!!!

Jensen
G1988

Prints on the Way!!

We're in full printing mode right now at the G1988 Venice! New Crazy 4 Cult prints are coming by Scott Campbell, Alex Pardee, Roger Barr, Scott Belcastro, and Sarah Soh!

Mark you're calendar - Crazy 4 Cult opens July 8th at our Melrose location!!

Katie
G1988 Venice

GEEKS UNITE!

Check out this new interview I did with MTV Geek in regards to the gallery and the upcoming Crazy 4 Cult show and book. Thanks to them! You can read it by CLICKING HERE.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

CRAZY 4 CULT: CUSTOMS

We have two really fun shows opening next month! We have the Autumn Society 3G show in LA, which is Goonies, Gremlins and Ghostbusters themed. And then in San Francisco we're opening CRAZY 4 CULT: CUSTOMS! The show opens Saturday, Sept. 4th and features custom vinyl, sculptures and plush inspired by your favorite cult films. Here's a sneak peak of some of the new work...


Scribe, inspired by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory


Daniel Elson, inspired by The Goonies


Daniel Elson, inspired by Ghostbusters


Ken Keirns, inspired by Kill Bill


Michael Leavitt, inspired by Harold and Maude


Paul Barnes, inspired by Eraserhead (this is Paul's first ever 3d piece and it's so amazing!)


Yosiell Lorenzo (Project Detonate), inspired by Donnie Darko

This show is going to be so amazing and I feel so lucky to have it at our gallery. Everyone really stepped it up for this show.

Crazy 4 Cult: Customs - Saturday, Sept. 4th from 7-10PM at G1988 SF!

Eddie

For our new show, The Vivisect Play VI, we released a VERY special print by artist Dan May and I wanted to feature it on the blog today, just to make sure you know it's available.

One of the runaway favorites from our last Crazy 4 Cult show, Dan May's "Portrait of a Gentle Man" is now available as a limited edition giclee print. Dan is one of our favorite artists and we're excited to be working with him much closer in 2010! This print, which is 12 x 16 inches, hand-signed and numbered and from an edition of only 50. They are $75.00 and would make an incredible gift. 

Again, just keeping you in the loop. And so you know, stay tuned, cause tonight, the loop is about to get way more crazy.

Jensen

G1988:LA

Pretty Cool

Recently was told about a show in Atlanta called "We Are Going To Eat You," which will feature artwork all based on classic cult movies and the really cool part about it is they actually announce that it's inspired by our "Crazy 4 Cult" shows. It's at Mint Gallery, which is also a non-profit arts organization that focuses on creating artistic, non-judgmental outlets within the communities of Georgia, so they're pretty awesome on two counts.



From their website:

"The collection is also inspired by two gallery showings of movie-inspired artwork called Crazy 4 Cult at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. Wanting an East Coast representation of this theme spawned the idea of We Are Going to Eat You."

That's really awesome. I feel like anything I write about this sounds stupid, cause I, and I know Katie too, are super honored to have read that. That's pretty cool. Their show opens April 4th and you can learn more at their website http://www.mintgallery.org.

I've been pretty sappy as of late, sitting in the gallery realizing it's been 5 years, and remembering the days where Katie and I would pass the time by playing online poker (every day until we admitted to our problem) - but to know that we've influenced anyone, at all, with our shows is pretty unreal. Feels fake even. So insane. Not sure I got it across in this post what it means to me, but I tried.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Countdown Until Novemeber 1st!

Ok, not really. But I'm counting down to November 1st. Why? Because we have our pre-holiday sale.



The way we see it - it's either gonna be time to celebrate (15% off) or time to address the recession (15% off), but either way...THE CUSTOMER WINS. 15% off EVERYTHING in inventory starting November 1st. The only thing excluded are the shows that open in November (It Wanders West in LA, Juri Ueda on 88.5 and Imaginary Friends in SF) and prints released in November. ANYTHING else that's on gallery1988.com, 88point5.com or stuff88.com is ripe for the discount. So do not hesitate to finally pick up that piece or print you've been contemplating, but wanted to see how the election turned out. Either way, we have your back. We may be in Canada, but we will still have your back. Way back.

And announcing a print release...



Releasing November 1st...it's FINALLY here.

Sean Clarity
"Buffer Overflow"
15 x 20 inches
giclee print on archival paper
signed and numbered edition of 100
$100.00

Send us an email at gallery1988@aol.com or call us at (323) 937 - 7088 to purchase this print. I get a few emails a day on this print, so we're stoked to finally have it here. It looks SOOOO GOOD. One of the best printed by Katie and Irma up at our SF location, and the first up in the Crazy4Cult print releases...

Jensen
G1988: LA

His Name Was Robert Im Paulson

When we started Crazy4Cult.com, we knew what everyone wanted. We knew that even though we'd be selling out most the cult movie themed prints we posted on there, there was one gem that every buyer was waiting to see available on that website. And here ya go..

Releasing on NOVEMBER 20th at Noon PST...



Stella Im Hultberg
"Marla"
12 x 16 inches
giclee print on Sommerset Velvet fine art paper
hand signed and numbered by the artist
limited edition of 150
$150

The Fight Club inspired print seems to be the one everyone is waiting for, including my mom and girlfriend. At Noon PST on Tuesday, November 20th, you can call the LA gallery at (323) 937 - 7088 or the SF gallery at (415) 409 - 1376 and pick one up. US shipping is $20, international is $30. All this info and more at Crazy4Cult.com. There will be NO reserving this print, as this is a PRE ORDER, and will ship 3-4 weeks after the 20th.

Besides that, all is well here at the crime scene. We had finger prints taken today, so that felt rather Steve Guttenberg in Police Academy (The Citizens on Patrol one). New glass window goes up soon, and looks like we'll join the Melrose masses with a gate set-up to detour anyone from doing what this dude did (a.k.a. smash our window, run inside, rummage through random boxes of switches in the gallery to turn off the loud noise, attempt to open the register, realize you can't, then run out as the alarm is jarring your hearing and vision).

Someone just drove by the gallery playing "Careless Whisper" really loud, at an octave I usually hear a Chamillionare or Lil' Wayne song. I want to be friends with the person in that car.

Saturday at Golden Apple Comics, next door to the gallery, they have a cocktail party signing at 5 PM with UK artist Kevin O'Neil. He's the artist and co-creator that did the INCREDIBLE "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" comic (p.s. they had NOTHING to do with the movie, thank God) with writer Alan Moore. Tomorrow, Tuesday, will actually be the release of their highly anticipated third installment to the series, "The Black Dossier." I've been waiting for this one for quite some time now. I plan on getting through it rather quick, like I did the PS3 Simpsons Game this weekend. It's been a nerdy month so far and I still haven't started the Star Wars Lego game for Wii. I'm hoping to get some pimples to match my interests.

Jensen
G1988: LA

Signed, Sealed, Delivered...

I like to pretend that when artists come in to sign prints, it's a HUGE party where I play early Ohio Players albums, we do the Electric Slide and we eat Pumpkin Cheescake. But in truth...the artists sign the print in the back.



There's Nathan Ota signing the "Candy Colored Clown" Crazy 4 Cult print today, getting ready to ship out! They do look awesome and Nathan is such a good dude. It's always funny to me, because the artists he gets compared to are usually artists that were his students at art school. You can still pick these up, check out www.crazy4cult.com for more info.

I know that most of you aren't able to come in and actually see the Craola installation, so I wanted to post these two pics. Greg's current "I'M SCAR3D" show will actually be featured in next month's Juxtapoz magazine as a Show Stopper, so I had to have some pictures taken real quick digitally (since the show was shot on film only, wait, this is way too much information at this point). Here's two of the photos in their full candle glory..





Greg Simkins was also interviewed over at Fecal Face today, which I would normally link, but their love for us is so minimal, I'll just mention it (I'm a bitter dude).



And back to the balcony for me, because I saw "Lars and the Real Girl" last week and it is by far my favorite movie of the year (not saying much, as I haven't really seen much in the past few weeks). I think it's a near perfect movie, which took a plot that could've been the worst 5 minute SNL sketch - and made it an emotional masterpiece. Gosling is a powerhouse, showing he's more than just the dude every girl you ever date will want to bang purely based on a movie he did about a notebook (p.s. haven't seen it). Don't tell me you hated Lars and the Real Girl, because I'm not sure I could be your friend anymore. And by "friend" I mean "person who reads the blog." I strongly suggest seeing this, as it opens nationwide tomorrow.

Jensen
G1988: LA

MY NEW FAV -NOFERIN

I wanted to plug Candy and Nicho of NOFERIN really quick.

I cannot tell you how much I love these two! Jensen makes fun of me because I chant their name on IM everyday. Seriously that's a true story. Yes, I'm a dork.

Look at this...





Those are pics from their last solo show in Australia. How cool is that? They decorated the gallery to look like a forest! And, not only do they create flawless paintings that are playful and fun and genuine, they also happen to be the two nicest people on the planet. Check em out here.

And yes, we are working with them, obviously. How could I not work with people I love that much? (Paper Pushers) The fact that plugging them in turn promotes the gallery shouldn't discredit my feelings about them. I truly do love them.

Ok, so now on to gallery news...

The beautiful "Candy Colored Clown" print by Nathan Ota was released today and there are still a few copies left. Hurry! These prints truly look amazing, as they're printed with archival ink on Somerset Velvet paper.



Nathan Ota
"Candy Colored Clown"
11 x 14 inches
edition of 50, each hand signed and numbered by the artist
giclee print on Somerset Velvet paper with archival ink
$100.00 each

Call (323) 937-7088 to pick one up!

Katie
G1988 San Francisco

Crazy 4 Doing This....

It's that time again....the new CRAZY4CULT.com print release is on Oct. 24, Wednesday, at Noon PST. And here that puppy is...



Nathan Ota
"Candy Colored Clown"
11 x 14 inches
edition of 50, each hand signed and numbered by the artist
giclee print on fine art archival paper
$100.00 each

Besides being inspired by one of my David Lynch favs, Nathan's piece was one of the most admired from the Crazy 4 Cult show back in July. The print is perfect. Katie, who does our printing up in SF, nailed this one! I definately reccomend picking this one up! All the info is on CRAZY4CULT.com, but you all know to call either the LA or SF gallery on the 24th at Noon PST. Right?

And don't forget...



Yes, that's me and that's what I used to. And I'm doing it one last time!



It's going to be a lot of fun...and yes, my Mom will be involved in the stage show. We practiced last night and let's just say...I don't think it was enough practice. OH, and remember....it's all in celebration of my new book (with bandmember Matty Boom) called "Just Can't Get Enough" from Abrams now available on Amazon.com. We'll also have some at the show. I really would love to see you there. We go on around 10ish.

Mazel Tov.

Jensen
G1988: LA

DANG(L)ER! MTV REAL WORLD X G1988

If these names mean anything to you, we could probably be much better friends than we currently are:

Irene with Lime's Disease
Eric Nies (pre-The Grind)
Jon Brennan the Country Singer
Julie Stoffer the Mormon
Frankie with Cysitc Fibrosis (R.I.P.)

Yup, Real World Alumni. I'm a super fan. I've been geeked out since Season 1 and still actually try to catch all the episodes I can. The fact that MTV runs them every 2 hours helps.

WELL, my little dreams have come true. I can't reveal too much, but the Real World is back in Hollywood and Gallery 1988 has curated some art for the new house! Be on the lookout for PlasticGod, Chris Lee (The Crazy 4 Cult poster!), Ahren Hertel, Peter Gronquist, Kii Arens and MORE, when the new season debuts in a few months. I wanted someone to do a commission piece of Puck snorting booger rocks for their living room, but that might have been a bit too self referential. Big things for us, right?

ALSO, don't forget! No complaining to me this time. I'm giving you fair warning. The newest Crazy 4 Cult print goes on sale Friday at Noon! You can call either the LA gallery (323) 937 - 7088 or the SF gallery (415) 409 - 1376, starting at noon PST. THEY ARE ONLY 20! Lowest print run we've ever done at G1988! They really do look stunning and they shouldn't last very long at all, if you look at all our past releases.



Matt Dangler
Lost In Loompa Land
giclee print on fine art paper with archival ink
approx. 15 x 13 inches unframed
hand-signed and numbered
LIMITED TO ONLY 20
$100.00

Good luck on that one. I'll pick up the LA phone and we can talk about Julie the dancer from the NY season and Heather B. rapping "All Glocks Down."

Jensen
G1988: LA

Next up Don, a special appearance...

Right on the heels of another Scott Campbell sell-out, we will be releasing another Crazy4Cult.com print. This print will be released on Sept. 28th at noon PST, and is our MOST LIMITED print of all-time. There ARE ONLY 20 MADE! It's Matt Dangler's "Lost in Loompa Land" and it looks amazing.



Approx. 15 x 13 inches
hand-signed and numbered
giclee print on archival paper
LIMITED TO ONLY 20
$100
Available Sept. 28th @ noon by calling
(323) 937 7088 (Los Angeles) or
(415) 409 1376 (San Francisco) to order.

We just posted it up on Crazy4Cult.com, so make sure to mark that time on your calendar as well, cause only 20 quick fingered phone jockeys will get this puppy!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Highly Saturated in Fructose

You see it here first! The new cover of Hi-Fructose, Volume 6, featuring the work of artist Yoko d'Holbachie, an absolute genius digital artist that will be participating in the upcoming Hi-Fructose "Bitters and Sweets" art show here at Gallery 1988, and more here at G1988: LA and SF. Annie and Attaboy have come up with a line-up of artists for this exhibit they've curated that is just flawless. Write it in your calendars now...the Hi-Fructose show featuring not only Yoko, but Ron English, KMNDZ, Travis Louie, Matt Dangler and many others, will open November 6, 2007. The magazine will be released at the opening reception, and the way these things fly, you better make sure to pick up your copy that night!

We also are just 2 days away from our next Crazy4Cult.com release, the second series of Scott Campbell Showdowns. You can actually see it now, and a small surprise for the quickest to call us with $200 on Thursday at noon PST, at the website. We're going to have another release 2 weeks later on the site as well, with our most limited print of all time. I'll fill you in on that next time I see you. Cause in just a week, it's time to see the next 7 Luke Chueh paintings!!!!!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Round 2 (Ring the Bell)

Sorry for the delay in blogs, but we're in a crunch for prints and I was waiting for this one to get back on the grind. First announced by Josh over at creepmachine.com, the next print for Crazy4Cult.com is ready and I can't be more excited.



Yup, it's the second set of Scott Campbell's Showdowns. And rounding out the set, the 5th print is an all new gem made specifically for this release.



Yup, the Goonies in all their Baby Ruth, Booby Twaps, Corey Feldman glory. And besides them you got 2001, Predator, Excorcist and Fistful of Dollars. And just like the last set (SOLD OUT in a few hours), these are gonna go away faster than Britney's sex appeal. And it might not be just prints available that day on the site too (man, I'm awful at hints).

Jensen
G1988: LA

New Cult Print Is SOLD OUT!

Update - SOLD OUT in one day!!!! UNREAL. Good news is....series 2, with the 4 remaining pieces from the set will be coming out very soon. Stay tuned to the blog for that information...including a possible surprise for series 2!




YUP, we've exposed the newest Crazy 4 Cult print over at our sister station, crazy4cult.com, and it's fan favorite Scott Campbell's Showdown series. This is a set of five 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch prints, with Scott's take on Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Rocky IV, Planet of the Apes and Star Wars. It's only available as a set, and ONLY 35 of these sets exist, and they are $60.

The Greg Simkin's "Ed's Losing" prints are now officially SOLD OUT, so don't be left in the cold with these also. Call the gallery at (323) 937-7088 or email us at gallery1988@aol.com. Or even call the SF gallery at (415) 409 - 1376, they have some sets too!

Beat the heat, buy prints.

Jensen
G1988: LA