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Danger comes to Los Angeles as artist Daniel Danger opens his solo show They Will Take it All Back at Gallery 1988 on Melrose.

From G1988:

“Gallery1988:Los Angeles is proud to announce “They Will Take It Back,” a solo exhibit from artist Daniel Danger.

Daniel Danger and Gallery1988 have also partnered up to release Danger’s first full-scale art toy, a SUPER limited and BEAUTIFUL hand-crafted piece, produced by our friends at Pretty In Plastic.  The toy will be first available at his opening reception next Thursday, August 5th. Each toy will also come with a very limited, hand embellished print.”

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The cult art show of cult movies gives it’s cult following something to cult over as the always popular Crazy 4 Cult group show returns with hosts Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier to Gallery 1988 on Melrose with Crazy 4 Cult 4: The case of the Redundant Number. Cult (just wanted to type it one more time). Cult.

See a preview and more on Crazy for Cult on Gallery 1988’s blog here or click pics below.

Back to the Future by Eric Tan

Wonka by Rich Pellegrino

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Yesterday’s Pacquiao print post was truly a hit (pun sooo intended) as word got around to the artist himself, Mr. Alan Hynes. As far as I’ve seen, and I’ve done a fair share of searching, Alan’s Pacman print is one of the first and only art prints to have been created in honor of Manny Pacquiao which makes this powerful print even more of a statement. Created exclusively for Gallery 1988’s poster show, The Greatest Moments in Sports History, the print exists in an extremely limited edition run of only 80 screenprints. For a detailed look and to get ‘em while they last, click here or the pics below.

From Alan:

“I was just forwarded a link to your blog post about my Pacquiao print, I very much appreciate you talking about the print- any positive exposure for boxing and Manny Pacquiao is great in my book. I’ve attached a couple of photos which give a better look at the actual print.”

And to see more of and to purchase Alan’s elaborately rock fueled designs, please visit Gigposters.com as well as Offthewallposters.com.

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If you’re a fan of the sweet science known as boxing or of the amazing Asians known as Filipinos, you most likely witnessed Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s dominating title defense victory over Africa’s Joshua Clottey this past weekend. Although Clottey’s defense protected him through 12 rounds and prevented him from ever getting seriously hurt by the non-stop barrage of Pacquiao punches (1231 punches thrown by the champ compared to only 399 from the challenger), the fight ended in a unanimous decision and near shutout on the judges scorecards. Next up for the people’s champ will be the fight that the world wants to see, Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Mayweather first has to defeat Shane Mosley in May) in what many consider will be the largest and most lucrative fight in the history of the sport later this year.

But you don’t have to wait months for your next Pacman fix, in fact you can own a piece of Pacquiao today as Gallery 1988 on Melrose has an exclusive limited edition screenprint by Alan Hynes for sale as part of their ongoing Greatest Moments in Sports History show (view artwork here).

Click here or Manny for details and purchasing info.

Also…missed the fight? Shame on you. Watch it here in it’s full length dominance:

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Sports posters have been a part of kids’ rooms for as long as kids rooms have been around. And as those kids grow up it seems as though art, in some form or another, starts to take hold of their imaginations and replaces some of that old sports imagery. But often times the two worlds come together and form a perfect “adult kids room” of sorts as evidenced in the Gallery 1988 Los Angeles and OMG Posters team up, The Greatest Moments in Sports History.

Check out some of the work on Gallery 1988’s blog here.

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The 2nd weekend of the new year brings a plethora of group shows to Los Angeles along with a Hamburger weekender.

• Gallery 1988 on Melrose has been pumping out art shows depicting some of our most recognizable pop culture heroes and villains over the years (I AM 8-BIT, Crazy 4 Cult, Lost, etc.) so it comes as no surprise that our favorite childhood muscle bound bowl-cut hero from Eternia has over 100 artists making pieces of him and his pals for the show Under the Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

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• You Can Heal Your Life! at the Circus Gallery on Lexington that is at their group show which features the works of Sister Corita among others. Curated by Emma Gray, the “art works in this show seek to address issues of religion, spirituality and self-help through performance, sculpture, painting, video and printmaking.“

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• For animal and art lovers alike, Thinkspace in Silver Lake is putting out A Cry For Help, a group show of over 100 artists with the goal of raising awareness about the plight of animals in our modern world. *20% of all proceeds will be donated to Born Free USA.

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• New Image Art on La Brea is run by some amazing women (Marsea Goldberg, Amber Abramson) so it should come as no surprise that their current group show features some of today’s powerful women photographers with the group show Put Your Finger on the Button. Included in the show are two of my favorite photographers, regardless of sex, the awesome Cheryl Dunn and lovely Deanna Templeton (who you may have both seen in our film Beautiful Losers).

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• Speaking of Deanna Templeton, her husband Ed Templeton will be featured in the show for the Japanese publication Megane Zine at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery off of Melrose. In addition to a limited edition HVW8 x Megane t-shirt designed by Ed for sale, comic zine’s will be given free to the first 20 people on January 9th.

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• And finally wrap up your weekend with family, laughter and Hamburger as the Cinefamily on Fairfax extends their Comedy Death Ray series with Neil Hamburger’s tribute to Frank Sinatra, Jr. I repeat Frank Sinatra, JUNIOR. In honor of Frank Jr.’s birthday, Hamburger has assembled this evening of rare, vintage Frank Jr. TV variety specials and film appearances!

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Gallery 1988’s ode to classic cult films continues tonight with their latest annual installment, Crazy 4 Cult: 3-D. Although you probably won’t be needing to wear 3-D glasses to view the show, you will need some time to view the work of the 100 artists who pay tribute to the films we love. Check a preview from the G1988 blog here.

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It’s no secret that times are tough these days for a lot of good, talented people. But it wasn’t too long ago when the future looked bright, the economy was booming, and a “show about nothing” meant something to everyone. In each episode of Seinfeld the foursome of Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer found ways to make the mundane insane while making us laugh our asses off. Here’s a painting of 99 of those instances, as well as a handy reference key, created by Kiersten Essenpreis for Gallery 1988’s upcoming Idiot Box show. “Serenity now!” indeed.

P.S.  There are a few extra items hidden in the piece for BIGTIME fans.

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(click reference key below for all 99 Seinfeld-isms)

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