2nd Paleyfest poster!!

As we approach Friday night's kick off PaleyFest event for American Horror Story and Daniel Danger's corresponding screenprint...



(Daniel posted a better picture of his print, so we stole it)

...we also have a second event just the next night for the cult sitcom, Community, on March 3rd. We're happy to reveal the second poster in the 2012 PaleyFest series, this one by artist, Joshua Budich.



Some reminders and updates: we will be at the events selling them in the lobby of the Saban Theater.

Each is an edition of 300 in total, and the sizes vary. They are all $35 each and numbered. Last year, the PaleyFest people were very nice and let people without tickets come in once the event had started just to purchase prints, but that I can't guarantee yet. BUT, any prints left over from the event, will be put on the website the next day at gallery1988.com. The in-store Groupon that was available a few months back will not be valid for these posters, as it's not in-store. That should be it, right?

You can buy tickets to the American Horror Story PaleyFest Honors here - http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?pl=paley&orgId=11604

You can buy tickets to the Community PaleyFest Honors here - http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4238135&pl=paley

See you there!

Jensen
G1988

1st PaleyFest Poster!

And just like that it begins! We're so happy to be back at PaleyFest this year, selling brand new screenprints to honor some of your favorite shows.

First up, is the opening night extravaganza for American Horror Story. This poster by Daniel Danger is stunning. We'll get you more details about it as the event on March 2nd creeps up, but here's your first look.

You can still buy tickets for the AHS night by CLICKING HERE. Also, if we have any prints left after the event, we will be putting them online for purchase on the 3rd at our website.

...and to think we have 6 MORE!

Jensen
G1988

PALEYFEST 2012!

We are so happy to be back at PaleyFest this year, as the organization asked us once again to create limited edition screenprints for the event. For those who weren't around last year, every year the Paley Center For Media here in Los Angeles produces almost two weeks of events, where your favorite TV show casts and crews get together to talk about the show and sometimes even premiere new episodes. Last year we commissioned artists to create posters and it was a huge hit. You can see all of last year's poster by CLICKING HERE.

This year we will be at 7 different events, selling the posters at the event in the lobby of the Saban Theater in Los Angeles. Last year, they let people walk in to buy a poster if you were super nice, and waited for the chaos of entrance to calm down. Here are those dates and the corresponding artist line-up:

March 2nd: American Horror Story by Daniel Danger
March 3rd: Community by Joshua Budich
March 6th: The Office by Jason Edmiston
March 7th: Sons of Anarchy by Phantom City Creative
March 10th: The Vampire Diaries by Jessica Deahl
March 13th: Mad Men by Jay Shaw
March 14th: Modern Family by Jeff Boyes

You can buy tickets still for these events, and check out the entire line-up, by CLICKING HERE. They also offer packages of different nights combined.

These posters are incredible and we can't wait to show you guys. These artists really stepped it up. Check out this blog as the dates get closer for your first looks!

Jensen
G1988

Devil Town work now available and online!

Check out, and purchase from, the entire Devil Town show, curated by Daniel Danger, now ONLINE!

http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/devil-town

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

More Devil

Tomorrow night is the opening of the Daniel Danger curated group show, "Devil Town," and figured we'd give you guys another quick look at some of the pieces!



Dan Black created a few pieces for the show, so it was difficult to pick just one. But this one really plays into the show's theme and might just be my favorite. "Wagon Wheel" might just sound like my favorite pizza place btw.



Like explained in an earlier blog post, Daniel and I used the TV show Friday Night Lights as starting point to fine tune the show's theme and idea. A few artists knew about this point of reference, but Dan Lydersen took it literal, and I'm obsessed with this piece. Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.



G1988 fav Scott Belcastro delivered this awesome painting inspired by his childhood backyard camping. I wish everyone could see this one in person!

Again, the show opens Friday night, 7-10 PM, at G1988 (Melrose) - no worries about this crazy insane wind. We are all good. Buckle down the hatches.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Devil's Town Is Approaching

We've entered the week of Daniel Danger's Devil Town exhibition here at G1988 (Melrose) and we're so excited. We obviously decided to focus heavily on pop culture art over the past few years, but we're never afraid to change things up a little - and we couldn't be happier to have Daniel as our leader into this brave new world. Opening this Friday, Dec. 2nd, with an opening reception from 7-10 PM, the line-up for Devil's Town is filled with names new to our gallery. We've seen a lot of the work from this show, themed around decayed small town imagery, and we're blown away. I figured I could bring you in a bit too, just to make sure you're as excited for Friday as we are.



Leah Giberson is brand new to G1988, but quick to join our favorites. She'll have two pieces in the show and this one is titled "Kentucky Fall." Raised by artists deep in the woods of New Hampshire, Leah's work is a perfect fit for Devil Town. Leah's pieces are considered "Mixed Media," but I'll let her words explain her interesting and intricate process:

"I start by photographing suburban and urban landscapes and then use these prints to begin my paintings. I work back into the prints with paint and sometimes embroidery thread to alter the setting and distill the essential elements of each image. The lines between the "fact" of photography image and the "fiction" of the paint are blurred at times, but not denied. I am not trying to hide the process, but rather, I am investigating where fact and fiction meet and how they influence and inform one another, creating a new and arguably truer story."



Dan MacAdam is new to G1988 as well, and will no doubt leave quite the impression. This 17-COLOR SCREENPRINT (!!!!!!) couldn't look more like a photo if it tried. I have stared at it for hours, trying to even understand how something this complicated exists and truthfully I've just given up. I love this piece so much.



G1988 favorite JC Richard returns with this stunning screeprint, "A Thousand Years Wide." JC has quickly become one of my favorite screenprint artists and the demand for his work has become so furious over the past few months. His Hudsucker Proxy inspired print from Crazy 4 Cult 5 will always be one of screenprints I hold closest to my heart (you know, for kids). I have a pretty good feeling this one won't be available long either.

So, mark it down. This Friday night, 7-10 PM at G1988 (Melrose). Stop by and say hello to Daniel, and many other artists from the show!

And remember, our 20% off sale continues through December. Just go to our Facebook page to get the check-out discount code and start saving.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Devil Comin' Round

I've always liked Daniel Danger. We've known each other for quite some time now and I've always considered him a friend. But it wasn't until about a year ago when we realized we shared a common interest that from that day on would make us some type of pop culture brothers. We are both insanely obsessed with Friday Night Lights the TV show. Obsessed in a sense that neither of want to admit the characters, or storylines, aren't real. When the show came to end recently, Daniel and I would text each other, while most likely crying in our houses in different states, knowing how important this show was to us, and how it probably always be. Clear eye, full heart, grown men tearing up about small town football life.

The one thing that Daniel I loved about Friday Night Lights, right behind the characters that we wished were our best friends, our linemen, was the backdrop of Dillon, Texas. The small Texas city where everything revolved around the Friday night high school football game was one of the stars of the shows. The sets created, and sometimes fabricated (they did film in Austin), told stories all on their own. Being from Los Angeles my whole life (I grew up in the suburb of Calabasas that had more yogurt shops than trees), it was really a culture shock that I loved. I envied small town life and loved the aesthetic. Daniel, who's toured to just about every small town in the US with his band (and while displaying his art to some extent) and lives in rural Massachusetts himself, obviously has a different history and feeling about these areas, but we connected the same way when it was portrayed on our favorite TV show. And that's where the idea from this show was born.

Daniel, who's work resides within deserted and desolate looks into nature, has curated a show that is very different for Gallery1988. "Devil Town," isn't inspired by Friday Night Lights (although NEVER FORGET), but Daniel explained like this the the artists we invited:

"I wanted to do something that was more about environment and atmosphere; rural and distant suburbs, dead farmlands, quiet and dark towns, lampposts, convenience stores, high school bleachers, teenage suburban escapism, abandoned industry, etc. Generally the opposite of more defined 'urban art' conventions."

We couldn't be more excited about this show. It's a definite change of pace for us and we welcome it with open arms. Daniel has unveiled one of his new prints for the show already and it's beautiful and a great representation of what the show is about...



And we're just as excited to announce the full line-up for this show...

Dan Black
Dan Lydersen
Daniel Danger
Daniel MacAdam
Hellen Jo
Ian Millard
Jacob Van Loon
James Naughton
JC Richard
Jeff Gillette
Josh Graham
Justin Santora
Justin Staller
Leah Giberson
Mike Doyle
Nate Duval
Nicholas Bohac
Scott Belcastro

We're going to be featuring a lot of these artists until the show opening on Dec 2nd, especially since so many are new names to G1988, but first we figured we'd hone in on 2.

First up is Mike Doyle. Daniel recently saw his work the same place I did: all over blogs. Mike makes UNREAL Victorian, decrepit Lego buildings that you would swear are a product of photoshop or some sort of black magic. Here's an example:



I can't believe he can do that. Mike will be participating in his ever first art show with "Devil Town," displaying and selling his signature photographs of these buildings. Look at these details:





And then there's Dan Lydersen. After his incredible painting in our LOST Underground Art Project and his recent beauty in the Video Game show at Venice, he is easily in my top ten artists we show. His detail is unparalleled and the little world he creates is so intriguing. This is one of his two pieces in "Devil Town," and it's a painted diptych. It's called "Front & Rear" and is beautiful. It captures the instructions of Daniel to a tee.



It goes without saying, this show is going to be stunning. Mark your calendars now, for after Thanksgiving (p.s. while you're in the calendar, our annual sale is right around the corner) as "Devil Town" will open December 2nd, 7-10 PM at G1988 (Melrose).

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

NEXT UP AT MELROSE...

A very different show for G1988, curated by Daniel Danger, and we couldn't be more excited for this one. If there's one feeling we love to have around the holidays, it's desolate urban decay.

Oh, and this for when it's 2012...



Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

More INLE blog debuts...

It's the week of Greg Simkins' INLE group show and I'm not sure we've ever had this vast amount of incredible pieces in our gallery before. It's epic.

The show opens March 11th, with an opening reception from 7-10 PM, at our Melrose location. A LOT of the artists, including Greg, will be in attendance. We will also be releasing a limited edition canvas print of Greg's beautiful Watership Down inspired piece, but more on that this week, cause they are SUPER limited.

Let's parade out some gems...



Gris Grimly has shown at G1988 once before and we're stoked to have the legend back on the wall.



Here's the debut of a piece A LOT of people have been emailing us about: a beauty from Chet Zar. It's a big one too. Can not wait for you guys to see this in person.



I really won't go into a long explanation about this Daniel Danger print created specifically for the INLE show, because I know what it will mean: more emails from people asking if they can buy it before the show opens. Which you can't. It will be released at the opening reception and then we can talk more about it one-on-one. But for now, I'm hiding about this one.



Awesome art team, and close friend of Greg's, DabsMyla take on Watership Down in their signature style. Love seeing new pieces from DabsMyla and am happy they'll be hanging out at the opening reception.

So, see you on March 11th?

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Your reports are stupid.

UPDATE: These are sold out, so this post seems a bit moot. Also, get ready for Parks & Rec and Eastbound & Down poster reveals on Monday!

Alright, so someone came into the gallery and said that because we posted a warning about damage during shipping, that "lots" of the Daniel Danger prints are "damaged" by reports. This couldn't be further from the truth.

There were about 6 or 7, of the 200 we have, with "damage," that in reality only bothered the two dudes who probably started the rage. These guys bought 2 or 3 at the PaleyFest, obviously looking to sell (so get mad at them when it sells out and the prices are $150 on eBay, it's easy to track now). These were on the top of the pile, everything below looked perfect. People who bought the prints at PaleyFest were actually fans of the TV show (GO FIGURE!), so they weren't quite as buggy about the small damage. They were thankful. Those are now in their hands.

The ones we have currently are in mint condition. Keep in mind, it's a black print. If you've seen some of our black print sales in the past, we've put warnings (especially in Daniel Danger cases). If you hold these things too long, a smaller than a penny mark could be seen. It's just a warning that these are fragile. Cause they are. We've also had warnings posted about prints coming to us fully dinged, and explain that they are now available at a lower price because of it (as recent as the John Hughes show).

Much like Charlie Sheen, the rumor got a little out of control. We have 15 left at this moment, so it'll be sold out pretty soon (although I'll have about 5 at tonight's True Blood event). Once everyone gets them in the mail, and they look REALLY pretty, this will all feel very lame. Until then, let's hold hands.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Not just in line, ONLINE

Last night was the first night of the 2011 PaleyFest Honors and we started selling the first screenprint poster from the series we curated for the festival, Daniel Danger for The Walking Dead. It was such a hit, Frank Darabont even bought one!



PaleyFest2011 Honors The Walking Dead
by Daniel Danger
edition of 250, numbered
12 x 24 inches
$35.00

We held some back and have made some of these prints available! YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM BY CLICKING HERE.

And tonight, at the Saban Theater on Wilshire Blvd., we release the second print, DKNG Studios for True Blood.



And remember, we still have Mike Mitchell for Parks & Rec (3/9), Derek Deal for Eastbound & Down (3/10), Phantom City Creative for Freaks & Geeks/Undeclared (3/12) and Tom Whalen for Glee (3/16)!!!

Small note: Last night, the Saban Theater security was nice to enough to let some people in that didn't have tickets, just to buy posters. That was awesome, but totally above and beyond my control. I don't know if they're going to keep doing that (especially as tonight's panel SOLD OUT), but it's worth knowing.

Fun times.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

PALEYFEST 2011 POSTERS

Proud to announce that we were involved in this year's PaleyFest Honors, a yearly festival that celebrates television's rich and diverse programming and the creative process behind the medium for the last twenty-seven years. Each year they pick a group of shows to honor, and then the cast and crew participate in a panel and Q&A. It's pretty amazing.

We were asked this year to curate limited edition silkscreen posters to commemorate the nights' events. We will selling posters for the PaleyFest Honors for the Walking Dead (3/4), True Blood (3/5), Parks & Recreation (3/9), Eastbound & Down (3/10), Freaks & Geeks/Undeclared (3/11) and Glee (3/16).

YOU CAN STILL BUY TICKETS TO THE PALEYFEST NIGHTS BY CLICKING HERE.

First up are posters for Walking Dead (BY DANIEL FREAKING DANGER) and True Blood (BY DKNG STUDIOS).





Get ready for posters from Mike Mitchell, Derek Deal, Phantom City and Tom Whalen!!!! We'll be debuting them here on the blog as the events get closer!

Jensen
G1988

IN JUST A FEW...

We'll open up G1988 (Venice) for the first time ever! "Multiplayer," featuring 30 artists creating limited edition screenprints all inspired by classic video games. We already have a few people waiting outside the new space and it's only 5 PM! Here are two more peeks for you guys of some posters from the show, curated by our friends at OMGPosters.



Daniel Danger's take on "Silent Hill" is, in my opinion, one of his best. A lot of people always assume when we release a screenprint it sells out in just a few seconds. This print will not help that assumption.



Adam Hanson shows at Gallery1988 for the first time ever, this time depicting the cute LIL KITTIES, and homage to Final Fantasy III. I just want to stare and giggle at this all day. And I will.

Hopefully see you tonight!!! A brand new space for us. It's pretty crazy, as we've watched galleries move several times since their inception, we're steadfast in Melrose (approaching 7 years now) - had a few years in San Francisco, and are now ready to plant our flag over here. Come celebrate with us!

Jensen
G1988

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

So you know....

Again, the first chance you will have to get unframed prints from the Daniel Danger show is TONIGHT, from 7 - 10 PM at Gallery1988:LA. Then whatever we have left, goes online tomorrow. The line will start in front of the gallery at 5 PM.

And that's one to grow on.

Jensen
G1988:LA

Danger Zone (kinda obvious blog post title)

The day before Daniel Danger's solo show "they will take it back," and the gallery is looking beautiful. Daniel really outdid himself for his California solo show. We have been getting emails and phone calls non-stop about his new prints THERE ARE 6 NEW PRINTS BEING RELEASED (not counting the insanely detailed toy and print combo). Yes, THAT MANY prints.

Here's a peak at 3 more:







You'll have to wait for details and such, but just showing you enough to make you bang your head in the Expresso Beans forum.



So, the FIRST CHANCE you will have to buy the prints, even if you are on the preview list, will be at the opening reception, which is Thursday night from 7-10 PM. We will start a line at 5 PM, come early because we are expecting quite the line.

GONNA BE A FUN ONE.

Jensen
G1988:LA

SURPRISE art toy announcement

I don't want to let too much out of the bag, but artist Daniel Danger and Gallery1988 have partnered up to release Danger's first full-scale art toy, a SUPER limited and BEAUTIFUL hand-crafted piece. This thing has to be seen to be believed. I, as a fan of Daniel's, have been waiting tirelessly for him to create his own toy, so when he brought up the idea, I couldn't have said yes quick enough. Produced by our friends at Pretty In Plastic, this one will go down in the record books, even if there aren't going to be many made!
Here's the sketch from Daniel that the toy is based off:



I want to keep some mystery, so here is an in-progress shot of an early prototype of the toy -



We had some painting and tweaks since then, but you can get that early excitement going from the pics for sure! This will be first available at his opening reception next Thursday, August 5th. Each toy will also come with a hand embellished print, and we're talking LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED....email us at gallery1988@aol.com if you'd be interested and we can start taking names...

R U EXCITED?

Jensen
G1988:LA

Danger!

We're entering the final week of the Crazy 4 Cult 4 show, and I'm so sad to see it leave. Luckily for my looming separation anxiety, the next show is equally as incredible!

Gallery1988:Los Angeles is proud to announce "They Will Take It Back," a solo exhibit from artist Daniel Danger. This show, which will feature both originals and limited editions, will open August 5th, with an opening reception from 7-10 PM. Danger will be attendance.



Daniel Danger has quickly become one of the most sought after artists in America. The rush to buy his screenprints on the day of their release online are almost like stories of graphic wartime, as they sell out in mere minutes every time. His concert and movie posters are legendary (and eBay staples), while his recent work designing limited edition prints with the ABC TV show "LOST" might just be his most sought after yet. This show will mark Massachusetts native first Los Angeles solo show, and in 2009 he participated in a 2-man show at our San Francisco location, alongside artist Dan McCarthy. Daniel is one of the most recognizable artists in his field and Gallery1988 is excited to see exactly what he's created for his first focused California exhibit.

And here's just a sneak peek at one of his new prints. A 6 color, 15 x 30 inch beauty -



This is going to a memorable show, even if you have to storm the beach of the Internet to buy one of the prints. It will be well worth your Purple Heart.

Jensen
G1988:LA

IN!

Guess what?

We got the Daniel Danger Fenway prints in today for shipment and pick-up! Sorry for the delay, but trust me when I say it was well worth it. We are totally sold out of this print, but if you ordered one, your print is either on its way to you right now or ready for pick up.

THANKS

Jensen
G1988:LA

It's LOST Again

In celebration of LOST's final season and to bring finality to the LOST poster series, 8 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating top moments from the 6th and final season. 4 artists you may recognize, and 4 new artists to the campaign, created labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 550, with 500 available to the public through our website. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate finality with this unique, signed and numbered piece of history.

We've already unveiled the first 4 posters and the final 4 will be revealed over the next 4 days at DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com. Make sure to check it out before they're all gone, because the site also includes other hand-signed and numbered limited edition posters and limited apparel based on the show.

Here are the first 4, already out in the universe (sideways or normal):



Little Friends Of Printmaking for Not Penny's Boat



Jeff Boyes for Desmond



Daniel Danger for The Black Rock
SOLD OUT



Guy Burwell for The Candidate Cave

Jensen
G1988:LA