NEXT UP AT MELROSE...

We couldn't be more excited to be working with Weird Al, who's been really hands-on with the curation and production of his career retrospective print set. Over the next week, we'll let you know what song/album each of these artists are doing for the set - cause that will blow your mind. And we're giddy just knowing Al will be in the house as our host on March 9th at the opening reception at G1988 (Melrose).

But even beyond that, it's that time again! Is This Thing On? 2: The Weird Year will once again have 100 artists create pieces inspired by their favorite funny people. Last year's show was one of our most popular, and from what we've seen so far - 2012 will not disappoint. Next week we will announce the artist line-up as well and we'll be debuting pieces again through our promotional partners at FunnyOrDie.com, so stayed tuned and we'll link you up.

Dare to be stupid.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)

Things Got Weird

We were so stoked to have "Weird Al" Yankovic stop by the gallery and check out Tom Whalen's UHF Tribute print! We've all been die-hard Weird Al fans since childhood, so this was a serious star struck moment. We hope to one day actually follow through with the Weird Al Tribute we had planned for this year's Crazy 4 Cult 3-D, and we hope now that he personally has seen the cool stuff that comes out of G1988, it can one day be a reality!

Dare to be stupid.

Jensen
G1988: LA

I Like Abba Zabbas

We're in the midst of installing Hi-Fructose's "Bitters and Sweets" group show here at the LA Gallery and I'm not kidding when I say this show is beautiful. There are some real stunners in the show, but what do you expect from a line-up that includes Ron English, Glenn Barr, Naoto Hattori, Alex Pardee, KMNDZ and David Stoupakis - as well as introduces new stars like Yoko d'Hollbachie, Jennybird and Peap? And that's only 9 of the well over 40 artists participating. Hi-Frutose braintrust Annie Owens and Attaboy are not only contributing artwork, but also putting together a gallery installation that is a massive undertaking in itself. All in the name of candy and all things pink!

Here's a few EXCLUSIVE sneak peeks that might just have your sweet tooth tingling...

Ken Keirns



KMNDZ



Naoto Hattori



Matt Dangler




Camilla d'Errico



David Stoupakis



This is just a taste, so I'm telling ya, this show is a home run! With or without Joe Torre in LA.

Jensen
G1988: LA