Drake and Shake

A new print release here at G1988! This time it's a favorite from 2010's Crazy 4 Cult from artist Drake Brodahl inspired by the classic film "The Princess Bride."



Drake Brodahl
"There Was A MIghty Duel"
14 x 11 inches
hand signed and numbered edition of 25
$55.00

You can purchase this print, it's just as easy as CLICKING HERE for more details. There are only 25, so move quick!

AND, there's no better time to tease our next show at Melrose opening March 11th.



The Greg Simkins' curated "INLE" show, featuring 100 artists interpreting the understated hero of Richard Adam's Watership Down. YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE LINE-UP. I hardly do. More info soon...

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

New Print

We're proud to announce a set of new prints, all extremely popular images by artist Rich Pellegrino from this year's Crazy 4 Cult show. People are still talking about these pieces, so to be able to sell limited editions of the pictures is a real treat for us.

"Wonka"

giclee print on archival paper

13 x 19 inches, limited edition of 50 - $75.00

8.5 x 11 inches, limited edition of 50 - $25.00

"Mr. Sobchak"

giclee print on archival paper

13 x 19 inches, limited edition of 25 - $75.00

8.5 x 11 inches, limited edition of 35 - $25.00

"Ash"

giclee print on archival paper

8.5 x 11 inches, limited edition of 25 - $25.00

And you can purchase any of these prints with just one click through PayPal or credit card by CLICKING HERE.

Jensen

G1988:LA

Still Crazy

First up, wanted to thank artist Daniel Danger and everyone who came by the opening last Thursday night, making it one of our most successful solo shows of all time. Daniel is a truly amazing artist, and good dude, and we couldn't be happier to showing him. If you haven't made it down to the gallery yet, you have till August 27th. If you live outside of LA, #1 you're missing some great weather, but #2 you can CLICK HERE to see the show in all its glory.

Also, we wanted to send a shout-out and thanks to our friends at Electric Playground for this feature they ran about Crazy 4 Cult 4. LOVE having them come to openings!



And I think you'll be seeing EP back at the gallery in September. And probably you. Official postcard below:



Jensen
G1988:LA

Thanks G4!

SOME REAL GEMS IN THIS ONE!

I say if you don't like art, you're a horrible human.
I compare the gallery to "Field Of Dreams" (???)
Kevin Smith calls himself a "Misha completionist."
Rich Pelligrino continues to be my favorite, super genuine interviewee.
Wait, maybe Ayami is my favorite, super genuine interviewee. OK, it's a tie.
Kevin calls it the best year yet. And "It's Jensen's world, he just lets me live in it" might end up on my tombstone.
Scott Listfield says super nice stuff...thank you, sir.
And YUP, we got a book deal. More on that down the road....

Video Games - E3 2011

Jensen
G1988:LA

Days Off From Cult

After two days off, I'm ready to post about Crazy 4 Cult 4! What an amazing opening reception and show. We had a steady line rounding the block from 7-9:30 consistently and it's easily becoming one of our most successful shows of all time. Have you not seen the work from it? Well, then here it is:

Originals - http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/la/cc4orig.html

Prints & Posters - http://nineteeneightyeight.com/la/4ccprintsx.html

And for you website regulars, you'll see we added a new feature where you can blow up the pieces of art to a larger size just by rolling your mouse over the button. TECHNOLOGY!

We want to thank our annual hosts Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier for their support and help. These guys are such unsung heroes for our success at G1988 and we can't wait to keep this tradition going. And most importantly, we want to thank our artists. When you do an annual show, sometimes the work just keeps getting worse as some people think every movie and concept has been touched upon. BUT they don't know our stable of artists then. Katie and I both believe this is the best Crazy 4 Cult yet, and it just keeps getting better. We thank you guys so insanely for keeping this show alive and fresh.

And there's a big announcement coming for Crazy 4 Cult in 2011. Let's just say we'll be turning the next page...

And Randy Risca of NoMatterMedia.com filmed us all day of the opening reception and put together this awesome video! Look for some VIP cameos, even some that last less than a second.

You can watch the video by CLICKING THIS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDNNKMvE3Fs

And here's some fun media coverage I got from Google-ing this morning, ya'll:

VERY AWARE

FLAVORWIRE

Collider

Perfect Laughter

More soon!

Jensen
G1988:LA

Ooooh! Culty.

The day before Crazy 4 Cult 4 opens, and the gallery is abuzz with anticipation. The art really is so impressive, I hope as many of you as possible can swing by the opening reception, Friday night, 7 - 10 PM. With Kevin Smith hyping it up on KROQ this morning (which is becoming an annual tradition in its own right), we're expecting quite a fun evening.

For those interested in purchasing prints (which by the amount of emails seems like everyone), the first time they will be available is at the opening reception on Friday night. Then, prints will be for sale online at our website, gallery1988.com, on Saturday afternoon. And all the originals will be up then too!

And we will start the line outside the gallery at 5 PM PT.

Time for sneak peeks again...



Stella Im Hultberg, who's portrait of Marla from Fight Club is a major highlight from Crazy 4 Cult's past, returns for CFC, this time giving us her take on Mathilda from 'Leon: The Professional." She basically did it again, as this piece is stunning.



Justin Santora celebrates the 15th Anniversary of Mallrats with a poster depicting "that kid on the escalator." One of my favorite moments from one of my favorite movies. Can't wait for people to get this signed by Kevin Smith himself.



G1988 newbie Scott Listfield literally has BLOWN us all away. This incredible piece is even more stunning in person and lays down the parking law. The trip to the opening reception would be worth it if we only displayed this one piece, trust me.



Casey Weldon and I obviously share a muse, as he takes a shot at Mathilda as well, showing us Natalie in all her NY shine.



Daniel Elson brings his meece to the show again, this time from a galaxy far, far away. Love these!



And lastly, here's the Crazy 4 Cult official poster for 2010, this time designed by Sir Mike Mitchell. I can't really praise these enough and by the amount of emails we're getting, neither can you.

SOON.

Jensen
G1988:LA

Fire Works

Cult is coming, and the heat is undeniable (I mean...Pee-Wee Herman tweeted about it!). The pieces delivered are hands down the best we've gotten in the history of this show. To be honest, I'm a little shocked. We so honored and thankful that all these artists really stepped it up and delivered some of their most impressive work. Which is the perfect lead-in for another sneak peek.



One of my personal favorite artists, Shannon Bonatakis, depicts everyone's favorite slacker, Enid from "Ghost World." Shannon was quietly become a sure-fire seller over the past 2 years, and we can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve for the rest of 2010.



First-time Cult-ers, art team APAK delivered their take on Loompa Land, which seems like a no-brainer for their incredible style. So happy to have them involved in this show.



Kevin Tong gives us his Rushmore inspired screen print, which has so much detail! One of my favorite films highlights young Max's varied talents and club participation. This is awesome!



Augie Pagan lines up The Usual Suspects in what is easily one of the smartest and funniest pieces in Crazy 4 Cult history. I won't ruin all the references, but if you're a film buff, you should be able to get most of them. CHE!!

AND HERE'S THE EVITE KIDS! Remember this Friday night, 7-10 PM is the opening reception. Come party with us and Kevin Smith 7 Scott Mosier, and many other surprises!



Jensen
G1988:LA

Jensen
G1988:LA

Hi-Fructose Exclusive

Another huge thank you to Ken Harman and Hi-Fructose for covering our upcoming "Crazy 4 Cult 4" show! Visit their site to see sneak peeks that you can't see anywhere else...

http://hifructose.com/the-blog/757-gallery-1988-is-crazy-for-cult.html

WOW

Eric Tan's newest print for "Crazy 4 Cult 4" - opening July 9, 2010 at Gallery1988:LA.

Jensen
G1988:LA

Stalking Cult

It's almost that time of Summer, the moment in our exhibition calendar that will house our annual group exhibit, Crazy 4 Cult, now in it's 4th year, is almost upon us. Opening on July 9th, Friday night, at Gallery1988: Los Angeles, this year's installment is once again hosted by our cult filmmaking friends Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier (Clerks, Mallrats, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) and this year is truly shaping up to be our best year yet! Figured no time is too early to let you in on a preview of what is always our most heralded exhibit.



Michael Steele creates a Cluster that will take you Back To The Future 2. LOVE this piece....LOVE this movie.



Alessandra Fussi works off pure imagination and gives you her beautiful spin on Willy Wonka.



Allison Sommers channels the Bud Cort in all of us, and "Harold And Maude."



And one of the MANY prints in the show, this is Glen Brogan's tribute to Pee-Wee Herman and a MUST HAVE for any fan.

You guys, I'm not going to lie - I'm REALLY excited. Are you?

Jensen
G1988:LA

Mayvies

As we enter the second week of Dan May's incredible "Call Of The Wild" show here at G1988:LA, we wanted to make sure you saw the show too!

You can see all the work by CLICKING HERE. Make sure to check out this incredible show.

And in addition to the original paintings, we did release one new Dan May print...



Dan May
"Echoes Of Our Existence"
giclee print on archival paper
hand-signed and numbered, edition of 35
16 x 20 inches
$100.00

This print came out beautifully and they'll be shipping at the end of the solo exhibition in July.

In addition, here's the announcement for our next show -



Image by Mike Mitchell, and that is the official Crazy 4 Cult poster for 2010!!

JULY 9th, mark your calendars now!!!

Jensen
G1988:LA