INSTALLATION 5: Self Portrait

Scion’s Installation 5 Art Tour will arrive in Minneapolis, MN on April 3rd at the Rogue Buddga Gallery. The opening reception will take place on April 3rd from 7PM until 11PM.

For Installation 5, each artist was asked to create his or her literal, or non-literal interpretation of the theme 'Self-Portraits'. And if you can't make it out to the opening, the show will run through April 25th.

Rogue Buddha Gallery
357 13th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Jared Deal’s Kanji Project

Argonaut Resins has posted more info and photos of Jared Deal's Kanji project. These are set to be released tomorrow. Will you be picking one up? Good luck. I'd act fast.

New From The Sucklord

The Sucklord has announced a trio of brand new products that we're way too excited about:

SUCK-SHARK SUCKPEG

This is the Sucklord's tribute to JAWS, "a yet-untapped Suckadelic Influence that needed some ironic attention. He is a little hand-sculpted Great White Shark (carcaridon carcarius ). He comes with a water base for him to terrorize." The figure is limited to 40 pieces and cost $45 each. (STAR SHARK, the PSYCH SHARK, and the SHIT SHARK coming later this year)

MISS THING BOOTLEG

This is the latest installment in the dwindling BOOTLEG series. Only 9 more in the so called "FINAL ELEVEN" to go. MISS THING, MONSTERS IN DRAG is kind of a 1950s style Gorilla-Robot hybrid, but with the soul of a woman. It's a run of 40 pieces and will sell for $35 each.

THE CREATURE: GLO EDITION

The classic color is sold out, but the new version is in glow-in-the-dark. (it doesn't count towards the final eleven) It's not carded, the figure is bagged. This is a 50 piece edition, a steal for $30 each.

Custom Stitches and Glue Munnys

Stitches and Glue sent us photos of their submissions for the APW Custom Toy Contest, which will take place from April 3rd until April 25th. The opening reception takes place on the 3rd...from 6PM until 9PM. The event will happen in Long Island City, NY at the APW Gallery.

Paul from Stitches and Glue did some killer customs for the show. If this is an example of what will be on display, you need to get out to this show.

A Look at Blind Boxes

Nope...you're not at the wrong website. We wanted to let you know that we gave our two cents to ToyCyte's blind box discussion. It's an interesting write up featuring voices from companies, fans, shops, bloggers and artists.

Onell Design’s Custom Corps

Onell Design has opened up their special Custom Corps section. "You may get a Lost Sincroid Soldier, any number of strange Govuroms or a super rare version of Phanost or Sarvos in a mysterious black bag." Each figure will have a hand cast, hand painted head attached to a customized production PVC body. They will each run $20 and be shipped randomly.

Kaiju Big Battel – Kaiju in 3D

Kaiju Big Battel returns to Brooklyn on Friday April 3rd for a show that will include 33 Monsters in 6 matches. KAIJU in 3D will take place at 8PM and feature musical guest Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears.

The Spring thaw has arrived and that means the return of monster fighting to the large apple. On April 3rd find yourself watching 33 of the meanest monsters ever assembled in one place duke it out for your entertainment. Also see Earth defender extraordinaire Neo Teppen take on the space menace Uchuchu for galactic supremacy. The answers to questions like “Will Hero Intern 08 ever become more than an unpaid assistant?” and “Who will challenge the Furious Furries for tag-team dominance?” will be answered as well.

Warsaw in Greenpoint
261 Driggs Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

Put The Kettle On

Hmm...this looks thirst quenching. While we don't have many details about the newest figure from Lunartik, we'll report it as soon as we do.

Hindi Love Song Show

Running from April 4th until May 2nd, Gary Taxali will be having a solo show next week at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC. The exhibition, entitled Hindi Love Song, has an opening reception on Saturday, April 4th from 7PM until 9PM. Just under 40 new works consisting of works on paper, metal, plywood and other surfaces will be in the show. Also in the exhibition is a brand new bronze sculpture which is limited to an edition of 9.

Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Gallery II
529 West 20th Street, 9th floor (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
New York, NY

Kanji Resin

Argonaut Resins has posted photos of Jared Deal's first wave of the Kanji resin toys. These are set to be released on April 1st via the Argonaut webstore. The photos are of the first two colorways of the 5" tall solid resin toy.