Kozyndan

Giant Robot 15 Years Biennale opens this weekend

Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years

October 24, 2009 - January 24, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 janm.org (213) 625-0414

In 1994, Giant Robot was born with the purpose of documenting and promoting new, up-and-coming, underdog, overlooked, and hybrid Asian and Asian-American popular culture. Fifteen years later, the self-published magazine has not only evolved from a stapled-and-folded zine into a full-color, glossy publication with an international following, but also opened trend-setting shops and influential art galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.

To celebrate the magazine's longevity, energy, and loyal readership, the second Giant Robot Biennale is being hosted by the Japanese American National Museum in Downtown Los Angeles from October 24, 2009 to January 24, 2010. The event will feature several exhibits, including the following: To provide a visual overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic, publisher Eric Nakamura is curating artwork by individuals who have contributed to shows at Giant Robot's galleries, been featured in the pages of the magazine, or even contributed cover art. The main hall will include installations by

David Choe
Theo Ellsworth
James Jean
kozyndan
Stella Lai
Jack Long
Albert Reyes
Souther Salazar
Rob Sato
Jeff Soto
Deth P. Sun

Our new Panoramic in QuickTImeVR

"Nakano in Spring"
pencil, digital
2009

We have, with the last several pieces at least, been making our panoramics to meet up at the left and right edges so that the image is a complete 360° view. This means that it actually works best when you can kind of "immerse" yourself in the image.

I find that the old school QuickTimeVR format works great for this so i always make one for each panoramic that we make 360°.

I made it pretty large, so its more than a 3MB download.

Click HERE to view the panoramic as a QTVR!