Vivisect Playset - Special Edition

Look what we have available right now...



Yes, that's right! A special collector’s edition of The Vivisect Playset, produced by StrangeCo! This special box set features all ten figures from the Vivisect Playset series, including ALL of the chase figures - in exclusive colorways. The entire set is packaged in a deluxe storybook window box that folds up to look like cages.

Limited to 500 sets; each box is individually number-stamped and retails for $90.00!

Awesome! Get them at G1988 LA (gallery1988@aol.com) or SF (gallery1988sf@gmail.com) now!

There Will Be Water

Aw man, it's like Jed Clampett lived on the corner on Melrose and La Brea today (that is if Jed hit H20, and instead of Duke his dog by his side, he had that weird aggresive dancing Westside Rentals guy with him), as a moving truck popped a fire hydrant and it got real Raging Waters up in this piece.









It's like 65-70 feet in the air and it really won't stop. Firefighters here and everything, all tarped up trying to end this car wash madness. I wanted to go Flashdance in it. Kinda unbelievable when seeing it. Almost as unlikely as this:



But that happened too! Yup, that's a picture from our recent Vivisect Toy Set Release Party, and proof that Thomas Han did come!

More pics? Sure.



The line before the party started, waiting for C+C Music Factory to perform. I mean, waiting for the toys to be released.





Peter Gronquist (playing the role of Daryll "DMC" McDaniels) and Greg Simkins get down.



Blindly opening the blind boxes.



And without any sort of good transition, if you're in the SF area tonight, we open "A Place Called Lovely," which has some INCREDIBLE work in it. 7-10 PM. Amy Sol, Krista Huot and Caia Koopman are all in the area to party with you!

Jensen
G1988: LA

Holy Day

So Sunday has come, and we still have cases of the Vivisect Playset toys AVAILABLE! Not tons, but enough to fill your undying need.

They don't actually come out until Feb. 7th, so this is your only chance for quite some time. They are $7.99 each and the cases have 24 blind boxes of toys in them, and it's way too early to do the math, so I'll leave that up to you. Same reason you get no pics yet. But trust me, it was a GREAT event with lots of fun having all the artists there. YES, ALL THE ARTISTS. Good to see Thomas Han (with incredible fake moustache), and hoping he makes it a habit (the appearance, not the stache).

We're open today 12-4 PM, so you can call us at 323-937-7088, or email us at gallery1988@aol.com. We're closed Monday and back open 11-6 on Tuesday, so we'll talk soon, right?

Jensen
G1988: LA

Sunz of Man

Sun shining, bright as crap for tonight's Vivisect Playset toy release party here at Gallery 1988: Los Angeles (6-9 PM). Got a little scary there for a minute, as LA was looking that one part on the Universal Studios tram tour where that flood totally slams onto that small little town (I'd rather it be the Miami Vice stunt show in LA, word to Tubbs). So join us tonight, as this amazing toy set, all spawned from a postcard designed by Katie for the 2nd Vivisect Playset artshow (see below) and thinking, "WOW, this would make one set vinyl toy set." And now it's gonna come to life!



Speaking of postcards, what better time to update you on the next two shows in Los Angeles...

"The Long Arm of the Paw" - Luke Chueh, Mark Bodnar and Yosuke Ueno



"Burning Desire" - Andrew Bell Solo Show



And to keep it random, I'll throw in a song of the day. I always argue that Kanye West is way better producer and songwriter than rapper (and I mean by eons), and this is proof. Here is a alt rock cover of Kanye's "Flashing Lights" by Toronto's Colin Munroe and you really wouldn't know it was a cover if I didn't tell you....AND I think it would be a smash on its own. You tell me.



Jensen
G1988: LA

Touch Down

Not I'm not talking about Tom Brady, Eli Manning and Ickey Woods. I'm talking about some players out in them treacherous Phillipines.



Jensen
G1988: LA

Happy, Happy, Toy, Toy!

We're contemplating changing the name of the gallery from 1988 to Gallery Herpes Simplex 2. Cause right when it dies down and you think you have it under control, it flares back up.

This Saturday, Jan. 26th, we have another highly anticipated event here at Gallery 1988: Los Angeles. The release party for the StrangeCo/Gallery 1988/Luke Chueh powerhouse, Vivisect Playset vinyl toy series. The party will kick off at 6 PM (it will run until 9 PM), and we expect the artists to be in attendance, ready to sign their respective additions to the awesome set.

For those semi-new to this art scene, the Vivisect Playset is a limited edition group of boutique vinyl toys based on an art show we've had for the past few years, curated and born from the mind of Luke Chueh. So...sort of like the Smurfs we all collected as kids, but these are way cooler and limited (almost like pieces of art themselves). This set features toys designed by 1988 regulars Luke Chueh, Joe Ledbetter, Greg "Craola" Simkins, Thomas Han, Amanda Visell, Peter Gronquist and Anthony Ausgang and look like thisssss:



They come "blind box," meaning you buy just a nice little box, and it could any of the toys, or some special surprise, inside. So it becomes a real collector frenzy, especially as some are harder to get the others, and some will seem totally impossible to find (but they aren't). You might just see people ripping open the box, looking into the skies and screaming in frustration trying to find that damn Peter Groqnuist dinosaur thingee to complete their set. All depends on sweet little ratio numbers, which tell you the chances of getting a certain figure per purchase. And they only run $7.99 each figure. You could get a chocolate bar, or you could get a chance to meet Gene Wilder, up to the Gods (or foreign manufacturers sending them back on boats).

I love cool vinyl toys like these cause it really does make people who have never bought a thing, or stepped foot into the gallery, stoked to pick one up. Even Yason, a co-worker of my girlfriend, saw the Amanda Visell elephant...





...and now he's jonesing to get it. And he hates everything.

So it's gonna be a fun night and I totally suggest stopping through. The least you can do is say hello to Yason.

Get them before they are gone.

Jensen
G1988: LA