MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

A few reasons why we're thankful this year (in no particular order)...

- The SF gallery opened and is still open - HOORAY!
- The LA gallery was broken into, but nothing was stolen and no one was hurt
- Becky, Cory, Alex and Irma (our amazing staff!)
- Finn and Benn (the pups - poor Benn is being neutered right now as I type this!)
- The best neighbors in SF and LA (StrangeCo and Golden Apple)
- Bernardo is gone
- Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
- Peet's Coffee
- Scoops
- The recent release of Rock Band for Playstation 3
- Everyone who reads our blog :)
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Lars And The Real Girl
- Family, friends and good health (all that important, serious stuff)
- Last, but not certainly not least - the new addition, Issac George Simkins


We don't have our normal store hours this week.

The Los Angeles gallery hours...
Thursday - CLOSED
Friday - OPEN 12-4PM
Saturday - OPEN 12-4PM
Sunday - CLOSED
Monday - CLOSED

The San Francisco gallery will be closed until Saturday, Dec. 1st when we re-open with "The Vivisect Playset" at 7PM.

Katie and Jensen
G1988

PAPER OPENING PICS

Last night was so much fun! Here are pics with a few familiar faces...



Andrew Wilson and Isaac Pierro





Micke Tong and Scott Campbell





Ian Ross and friend Mike




Some pretty ladies






All in all, it was a GREAT night!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

BUGG vs. MIN PIN

I know you're all dying to know about Benjamin and Finn's blind date in LA last weekend. Here are some pics...





There was some growling, teeth-barring and then forced separation.

All in all it was rather uneventful. It doesn't look like these two are going to be best buddies.

Katie
G1988 San Francisco

THE ULTIMATE GALLERY1988 SHOWDOWN

On the left we have Benjamin the Bugg, the golden boy and hometown hero weighing in at 14lbs, 6 oz. And on the right we have Finn the Min Pin, weighing in at 15lbs, 4 oz. He’s the OG G1988 mascot, returning to his roots all the way from rainy San Francisco, CA.

These two featherweights will face off for the FIRST TIME EVER, live this Friday at Gallery1988 Los Angeles! But who will be victorious? Will Finn’s wisdom and speedy foot work pay off? Or will Benjamin win first place with his distracting good looks and puppy charm?

Unfortunately, this showdown will not be open to the public, as it’s going to take place during Greg Simkins’ top secret installation Friday afternoon. But I promise to document the battle as I’ll be there to witness it myself because I’M COMING TO LA TOMORROW!!!

I am so excited to be back in LA.

See you all Friday night at Greg's show!

Katie (and Finn)
G1988 San Francisco

SCOTT CAMPBELL

A great friend and amazing artist, Scott Campbell, is having a solo show this Wednesday (April 11th) in San Francisco at Cowboys and Angels.





Definitely check out this show and get there early - his last solo show sold out before the show even opened! We'll soon be seeing a lot more of Scott's work in art galleries all over the country and even overseas!! He has a ton of shows coming up, including "I Am 8-Bit" with us in LA, which opens on April 17th, and the grand opening of Gallery1988 San Francisco on April 21st. He painted 27 (yes 27!!!) pieces for 8-Bit and they'll all be individually framed. Here's a sneak peak of four of them...



You can check out more of Scott's work on his blog http://scott-c.blogspot.com/

And here's a picture of Finnigan getting comfy at our new space in SF. He's preparing for an important meeting. He takes his job very seriously...



Katie
G1988 San Francisco