Nerd (Un)Culture
Singaporean creative collective, :phunk studio has been invited by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei to show their works in a solo exhibition titled “Universality” at it’s MOCA Studio. The exhibition will showcase :phunk studio’s new art and design works…
DKE Toys will have a 100 piece run of Touma’s Grabbit Wood Finish San Diego comic Con exclusive. The piece is produced by Play Imaginative and will be a total run of 300 (only the 100 SDCC exclusive figures will…
Mike Leavitt’s solo art show – “The New York Art Army” – opens on Saturday June 23, 2007 and runs through June 30, 2007. The opening runs from 6PM to 10PM. Viewing hours are Monday through Sununday 2PM to 7PM….
Background With all of the controversy surrounding Kobe Bryant with the demanding of (and then backing off of) his trade from the Lakers, Upper Deck’s All-Star Vinyl Kobe might quickly become a collector’s item. Then again, with only 2,000 pieces…
Matt Hawkins creates some of the most intricate and complex custom paper toys out there. Each month, he provides a new free paper model that you can print out and assemble at home. Also, check out his illustrations…there is definitely…
“Genetic Blasphemy”, the one man show of Plaseebo artist Bill Hand, aka William B Hand opened last week at the Bug Jar Gallery in Rochester, New York. The exhibition of Bill’s recent airbrushed acrylic paintings will run through June 15th….
Tonner Doll Co. has unveiled photos of their Jack Sparrow 17″ tall Tonner Collectible Figure (TCF). The photos are of the prototype, so things might slightly change from the photo to the final production piece. There are plans to produce…
Well, we knew about the Wilco UniPo 6-pack, but UNKL has now released a schedule with all of their exclusives. I’m not sure if I like the whole “release a different exclusive every day” thing, but it assures you that…
Hot Toys has released final production photos of their 12″ tall Jack Sparrow figure (from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End). The figure is the spitting image of Johnny Depp’s somewhat aloof character. It comes with all of the…
Melissa M Levine’s website has now gone live. She is displaying various prints and other original pieces, with talk of a store coming in the near future. The above custom Munny can be picked up at Panik’s Toy Box.
Hot Toys 12″ tall Captain Sao Feng (from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) is an exact likeness of actor Chow Yun-Fat’s character. The Captain Sao Feng collectible figure features ancient dueling scars on his ace and a highly…
Crazy Label has announced that there will be a Rotofugi exclusive House of Liu set. The tarnished brass look is great. We’re not sure about how large the exclusive run will be, but I’m guessing it should sell out quickly.
Toy Break is abbreviated this week. Clocking in at around 4 minutes, A Sweet Day in May entails a short visit to the Marsh Mellow release / Christopher Lee signing along with a teaser for the next Toy Break contest.
Buff Monster’s new show at Corey Helford Gallery will be unveiled. The installation will consist of over 700 hand silkscreened balloons and a 5-foot-tall boob fountain. And, of course, all new paintings and prints. This exhibition presents a cleaner, more…
Aaron Burtch has sent us word of the Juvenilia show he will be a part of. If you’re in Long Beach, CA on June 1st, check out the event at Koo’s Art Center. This Friday, in Long Beach, there will…