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LA///GIANT ROBOT’S GESAI HOUSE…

September 17th, 2007

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Sashie Masakatsu stole the show…

LA’s GIANT ROBOT GALLERY was abuzz with feverish collectors dying to get their hands on the next big thing from Japan when “Gesai,” a group show curated by starmaker TAKASHI MURAKAMI opened on Saturday nite.  Featuring work by up-and-coming Japanese artists YASUSHI EBIHARA, JAGA ICHIRO, HISASHI KONDO, SASHIE MASAKATSU, RIE KAWASHIMA, RIEKO SAKURAI, MIKI TAIRA, and ERIKA YAMASHIRO, the show proved that the master’s eye is as acute as ever, and some very lucky people, including our own TIM BISKUP, got the chance to grab some very amazing artwork for equally amazing prices. HAVE A LOOK:

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Tim Biskup with Rieko Sakurai…

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Erika Yamashiro’s daydreamland…

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Hisashi Kondo’s hyper fab five…

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Miki Taira’s woven women…

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Yasushi Ebihara’s McCauley Caulkin fetish is out in the open…

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Sashie Masakatsu, the star of the nite…

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One Response to “LA///GIANT ROBOT’S GESAI HOUSE…”

  1. Balance Lifestyles » GEISAI Artists at Giant Robot Says:
    September 19th, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    […] October in LA.. The Details of which are below. Supertouch has coverage of the launch, check it out here if your not in LA and cant make it to the show yourself. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA […]

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