IT'S TONIGHT, GUYS!

We're just a few hours away from Crazy 4 Cult 5...so while we run around the gallery, arms flailing, trying to put the last touches together, here's your last preview from SlashFilm. CLICK THE PICTURE to see A LOT of pieces, including ones from JC Richard, Iron Jaiden, Dan Goodsell, Max Dalton, Veronica Fish, Jeff Boyes, Kevin Tong, Scott Derby, Chris DeLorenzo and MORE.



AND if you're on your way to the Melrose gallery tonight for the opening (7-11 PM) you'll be getting some pretty sweet swag from our friends at GelaSkins have created special, limited edition FREE iPad and iPhone skins with Alex Pardee's Cult Skull on them that you can take home tonight!



They are awesome, and they're only available while supplies last tonight!

SEE YOU SOON.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Urkel On Your Apple

Our homeboys at Gelaskins have hooked us up once again, this time celebrating the LA Gallery's 5th Anniversary. Employing Alex Pardee's "Idiot Box" piece of Family Matter's lovable dweeb, Steve Urkel, we ask the hi-pitched annoying question, "Did Weeeeeee Do That?" - cause even we totally baffled ourselves. There was only about 100 made of these combined, so it's first come, first serve - for free - for those who party at the opening reception of "Idiot Box," Thursday night, April 2, 7-11 PM. With this on your iPhone and a picture of you and Mr. Belding chugging a beer in your wallet, you will be the coolest person you know.







Jensen
G1988: LA

And Boy, Are My Arms Are Tired

Back from a whirlwind trip to SF to catch The G1988/Luke Chueh fiesta "Vivisect Playset (Round 5)" and getting the space ready for what is sure to be an attention-filled exhibit, "Without You I'm Just Me," featuring the work of Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes). Listen, getting preview email requests from Pharrell Williams just doesn't happen much in our parts. In addition to the Wentz/McCoy art skills, the two rock stars also did some collaborations with 1988 familiar faces like Greg Simkins, Luke Chueh, Jeff McMillan and Buff Monster. While long-time desired artist, Dan May, makes his G1988: LA debut, with a team up as well - seen below...



Fall Out Boy lead singer, Patrick Vaughn Stump is also rumored to be contributing a piece. Gonna be good times. And our homies at GelaSkins created dope iPod skins to celebrate the opening reception, which is this Tuesday night.



The public reception is 6-9 PM, Private Friends and Family jump-off is 9-11 PM. The gallery has a few spots for the VIP reception, so shoot over an email if I know you enough to expect that you won't be creepy.

Anyway, back to the grind.

Jensen
G1988: LA

The Day After...

So a nice Black Friday here at Gallery 1988, compared to the tragic insanity other places in the US, and some customers walked away with some super door buster deals. And now the Greg Simkins "It Wanders West" show comes down in LA, making way for Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Gym Class Hero Travis McCoy's "Without You I'm Just Me," which opens Dec. 9th to what we figure will be a lot of fanfare.

We made these with our friends at Gelakins for the event:



And here's a sneak at another collabo with LA artist Jeff McMillan and Pete Wentz:



Going to be a lot of fun on Dec. 9th, so make sure to swing by, as you blog readers will be stoked to see what other G1988 frequenters have teamed up with the rock stars.

AND, don't forget about Dan Goodsell's solo show opening up over at our online interactive gallery, 88point5, today. You can check out the show by CLICKING HERE. Lots of pieces have already sold, but lots of amazing paintings and drawings are still available for your Toast obsessed loved ones! And you can converse directly with the artist on the site's discussion boards. So you know, Dan is also the world's most complete collector of vintage food memorabilia (especially cereals), so that's always fun to talk about on a message board.



Jensen
G1988: LA

For The Ears

I survived the tornado here in Hollywood, which I guess is now getting some major network coverage, evidenced by my Mom calling and yelling, "Are you OK?," about 10 minutes ago. But look what the wind brought in...






This is a collaboration with our friends over at Gelaskins, a stellar company who produce hi-end stickers to decorate your IPod with. They were nice enough to produce these babies for our SF gallery opening on April 21st. With the artwork of newly G1988 represented child prodigy Matt Dangler, these IPod skins fit the Video Ipod and the Nano. "The Dangler" will deliver his 8-bit opus, which he has been spooning in bed with for weeks, in the next few days and I'm chomping at the bit. Also, he'll be the one wearing the birthday hat at the 8-bit opening reception, as it is his day of birth on April 17 and he's spending it in LA! Tell the kid happy 14th birthday (joke, although he is the age of Lil' Bow Wow) and then drool at his piece.

In the menwhile, you can get these Ipod skins, THANKS TO GELASKINS, for free by attending the Gallery 1988 SF GRAND OPENING on April 21, 2007.

Jensen
G1988: LA