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THANK YOU to everyone who came out and braved the packed Garbage Pail Kids x G1988 opening reception last night. What an insanely fun experience hearing and seeing everyone freak out over the GPK nostalgia. And thanks to all the artists (including Derek Deal, seen above) who really created amazing pieces, all in order to convey the influence these gross little cards had on our lives.

ALL THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK IS NOW AVAILABLE HERE: - http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/garbage-pail-kids-original-artwork

ALL THE PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE: http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/garbage-pail-kids-prints

Check out The Hundreds coverage of the night by clicking the picture (taken by Bobby Hundreds) below:

Daily Du Jour's coverage of the opening is great too. Click the picture I stole from their site below to read/see more:

And this is just the first half of our "Childhood Items We Miss The Most" month, so get ready for September 16th at G1988 Venice, when we bring out the Old School Video Game Art Show...but more on that later.

Hope to see some of you tonight at the Cinefamily screening of Garbage Pail Kids The Movie. 10 PM at the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax. Two for one admission at the box office if you print out our website and bring it in.

Jensen

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TONIGHT!

Our friends at Thrillist did a write-up on tonight's opening reception for the Garbage Pail Kids x G1988. Click the pic above to read it!

And remember, swing by tonight and hang out for the opening reception, 7-10 PM, at the Melrose gallery and see what artists came up with when they sat down to create their own Garbage Pail Kid! Remember, first 50 get limited edition t-shirts from The Hundreds.

Jensen

G1988 (Melrose)

BOMBS AWAY

Our friends at The Hundreds announced an ounce of their involvement in the GPK art show and revival over their high successful blog, and at the same time gave you a few more exclusive previews, including Robert Brandenburg's piece below. Click the pic above to see more from The Hundreds and visit their Facebook page to learn how you can be the first to own The Hundreds x GPK.

Original card that inspired Robert:

And here's his explanation:

“The classic 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde” is now so heavily identified with its leading actors that people often forget that others had auditioned for those roles. This studio still shot shows Tommy Gun during a screen test for the part of Clyde Barrow. While it’s usually accepted that Warren Beatty took the role for himself because he was producing the movie; others suggest that he did so upon the insistence of Faye Dunaway (cast as Bonnie Parker), who objected to Tommy’s diminutive stature…he being just over 3 feet tall.”

And here's what he came up with, as he takes old paintings or photos he finds at swap meets or garage sales and adds his own pop culture twist:

Excited, yet?

Jensen

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GPK1988

Gallery1988 (Melrose) is proud to announce its upcoming show to kick off September, a month both gallery locations will celebrate as "Childhood Items We Miss The Most Month."

First up is an official tribute to the grossest trading card set ever produced, Garbage Pail Kids. 2 years in making, Gallery1988 will continue to be the world's #1 destinations for pop culture art, this time collaborating with a product that, in many cases, was the first instance of collectable art in our buyers' childhood lives (it was ours!).

Opening Friday September 2nd, you'll see the results when over 100 of your favorite artists were asked to create their own Garbage Pail Kids, and some may even become actual cards soon!

Produced with our friends at Topps and The Hundreds, this show will be of epic proportions. Stay tuned for more information about the show, upcoming collaborations between The Hundreds and GPK (and how you can get the first t-shirts at G1988), as well as a screening of the cinematic gem, "Garbage Pail Kids," with our pals at Cinefamily (The Silent Movie Theater) that you can attend on September 3rd!

Hope you guys have strong stomachs, because it's about to get gross.

Jensen

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SO MUCH TRAFFIC.

Last night, we had so much traffic coming in once we posted the Crazy 4 Cult artwork, for the first time in our 7 year history, we had our website account suspended. Over the past year, we've been averaging 8 million hits a month, so as we wait for the numbers from last night alone, we can only imagine what happened.

I know a lot of people see stuff like that as an "EPIC FAIL," but in all truth, it's kind of why you open a business in the first place. For people to hear about it and want to see what's going on. We're working with our hosting service to make sure it never happens again, but in the meanwhile, it's back up and running and we've made sure all the prints have the correct inventory listed.

Our friends at The Hundreds covered Crazy 4 Cult, and here's their video!

One reason for the website explosion is also being featured on the WIRED homepage. You can read the whole article by clicking the picture below.

Today (Sunday), we'll be having our book signing for Crazy 4 Cult (Titan) at the Melrose gallery from Noon to around 2:30/3:00. Stop by and hang out, and get your book signed by a ton of artists (many who traveled to LA just to meet you). There will be food trucks.

Jensen

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The Hundreds Is Huge!

Thanks to our friends over at The Hundreds, who followed me for a very busy day and highlighted the successful E3 Alice show we housed last week. Check out the video they produced!



Jensen
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100's

Our friend Bobby Hundreds came and checked out the Olly Moss "Paper Cuts" exhibit during it's last few days, then Internet'd about it...



You can check it out, by CLICKING HERE.

Today is the last day to see this amazing show in its entirety, since tomorrow is pick-up day, and I have a feeling people will be here as early as humanly possible to get their new acquisitions.

Jensen
G1988 (Melrose)