Mars-1 Archive
vinyl
Viewing modern toy art in a museum/fine art gallery is an amazing experience. As LA’s Toy Art Gallery celebrates the 1st anniversary of its Melrose Ave showroom, and major
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vinyl
Comic-Con saw the release of fine artist Brendan Monroe‘s first vinyl toys since 2005’s Sours. Figment was an edition of 100 seated sofubi figures made by Grody Shogun
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vinyl
Tough week? Sit back and let the happy colors of this Instagram Roundup wash over you. Today’s installment takes us to Japan for American vintage toys and Japanese designer
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vinyl
Later this month, quite possibly the largest ever exhibition of toy art, will open at the me Collectors Room in Berlin. If you’re familiar with the Toy Giants
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sculpture
Occasionally it seems like the best artists show in LA, but then I’d rather hop a bridge to San Francisco and be with beards in a converted Busvans
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sculpture
Last weekend, Jeremy Fish‘s Listen and Learn solo exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery drew to a close. Initially, I was bummed that Fish, a San Francisco resident who
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vinyl
Yesterday, no fewer than a dozen people sent me a link to Apartment Therapy’s tour of Sara and Jason’s amazing “toy-tastic” home. Each time I opened the email,
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prints
San Francisco’s MARS-1 and Electric Works have collaborated on a black-flocked, day-glo-inked poster of Infinite Tapestry. This limited edition poster brings back the best of underground poster-making from
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books
I love these art book signings at SFMOMA. There’s usually some crossover with toy collectors (pop surrealism), but I’d say it’s a pretty different scene overall. The last
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vinyl
It’s been almost two months since San Diego Comic-Con 2010, and my love affair with Ron English‘s Telegrinnies is still going strong. In fact, I’ve set plans in
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