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Clutter Magazine Gallery presents: "Monsters from the Island. A group Neo-Kaiju & Sofubi exhibition." Curated by Monster Island NYC, the show ran from March 9th - April 6th 2013. Comprised of artists working primarily in sofubi and resin, those participating include: BLObPUS, Blurble, Bob Conge / Plaseebo, Brian Flynn, Buff Monster, Bwana Spoons, Dski One, Few Many, FigLab, Goccodo, Guumon, Healeymade, Ilanena, Josh Herbolsheimer, Konatsu, L'amour Supreme, Leecifer, Mark Nagata, Mechavirus, Monsterarm, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, NagNagNag, PaulKaiju, Rampage Toys, Splurrt, Star Case, Toys are Sanity, Uamou and Velocitron.
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CLUTTER MAGAZINE & MONSTER ISLAND NYC
PRESENTS
Photography by
John Wicker
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BLOBPUSBLURBLE
BOB CONGE / PLASEEBOBRIAN FLYNN
BUFF MONSTERBWANA SPOONS
DSKI 0NEGOCCODOGUUMON
HEALEYMADEILANENA
JOSH HERBOLSHEIMERKONATSULEECIFER
MARK NAGATAMECHAVIRUS
MONSTERARMMUTANT VINYL HARDCORE
PAUL KAIJURAMPAGE TOYS
SPLURRTSTAR CASE
TOYS ARE SANITYUAMOU
AND VELOCITRON
Born out of the post-nuclear rubble of Japan, kaiju — or 'strange creatures' — rampaged across the silver screen, stomping on anything they came across and, in the process, capturing the imagination of a generation. Artists who were weened on the likes of Godzilla, Rodan, and Ghidorah have gleefully revisited their love of the monstrous, creating a new wave of massive imaginary beasts in the form of toys.
When the Clutter Gallery opted to display an exhibition of these neo-kaiju creations, we called upon Paul Bas of Monster Island (NYC) to curate. As someone that had been diligently working behind-the-scenes within the kaiju community for years, Bas put his expert eye for these vinyl beasts to the test, challenging himself to select the brightest and best from the expansive field.
Captured herein are detailed photographs of all the pieces present at the exhibition, a diverse collection that embraces all possible interpretations of what kaiju is. And, for even the most hardcore fan, a distinct highlight was not only a micro edition of NagNagNag's Boryoku Genjin figure but the presence of its creator, Shigeru Arai, at the opening.
The exhibition ran from Mar 9th - Apr 6th 2013. We hope you enjoy.
— The Clutter Gallery
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Kaiju TripusMark Nagata9.5"
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Unchiman GreenPaul Kaiji
8"
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Cadaver Kid/Diggler Splurrt3.5"
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Baby Hell Buff Monster5.5"
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Mecha AmmonaitoMechavirus
6" long
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Guumon x Blurble DiagomiBlurble9.5"
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Bubbly MonstersUamou3"
BoomyTrooperGoccodo
8.5"
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Puppy Night GamerBob Conge/PlaSeeBo6"
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Giant MonstersHealeyMade6.75"
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Unchiman MilkPaul Kaiju8"
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Dolly the Dolphin Bwana Spoons
5"
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E-Man (Death Version)Blurble
8"
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Usir Custom Splurrt
5.5"
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Sludge DemonMutant Vinyl Hardcore
3"
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Little DingleBwana Spoons
5"
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Ian the Sewer CreepBrutalizer & Ted EditionToys Are Sanity5.5"
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Outer Space Splatter VisighostBrian Flynn
9"
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Descent 降臨Star Case
5.5"
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NagNagNagNagNagNag9"
Drain Eye DiagomiGuumon9.5"
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MooneaterBwana Spoons
5.5"
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BekrakenBLObPUS
10"
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Boss CarrionPaul Kaiju7.5"
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Blue HedoBwana Spoons9"
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DoubleSkullApeMeltMonsterarm7"
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NagNagNagBwana Spoons9"
NagNagNagBwana Spoons9"
SludgeneckBlurble10"
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Spectral X-Ray Ugly UnicornRampage Toys4.5"
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Buta MinisBwana Spoons
2.5"
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Toasted PickleBabyLeecifer
8.25"
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MockbatPaul Kaiju
6.5"
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Goro MonkeynautDSKI One6.5"
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AkumaMonsterarm
4.5"
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KyuuketsushiVelocitron7"
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KyuuketsushiVelocitron7"
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BechigonVelocitron
4"
Pocket IdolsVelocitron
2.5"
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DokuganBLObPUS
8"
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Kaiju Negora PaintingKonatsu20" x 29"
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Earth WolfJoshua Herbolsheimer9"
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The Plaseebo Mummy Tarantino B.F.M. Edition
Bob Conge / PlaSeeBo5"
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Fallen Angel MikiDSKI One10"
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Sally JoePaul Kaiju
7.5"
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OPENING NIGHT
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BLObPUSblobpus.jp
Blurbleblurbleone.com
Bob Conge / PlaSeeBoplaseebo.net
Brian Flynnsuper7store.com
Buff Monsterbuffmonster.com
Bwana Spoonsgrasshutcorp.com/bwana
DSKI Onedskione.com
GOCCODOgoccodo.com
GUUMONguumon.com
HealeyMadehealeymade.com
Josh Herbolsheimersuper7store.com
Konatsutunacan.catfood.jp
Leeciferleecifer.com
Mark Nagatamaxtoyco.com
Mechavirustwitter.com/mechavirus
Monsterarmkevinherdeman.com
Monster Islandmonsterisland.bigcartel.com
Mutant Vinyl Hardcoremutantvinylhardcore.com
Paul Kaijupaulkaiju.com
Rampage Toysrampage-toys.blogspot.com
Splurrtsplurrt.com
Star Casestarcase.jp
Toys Are Sanitytoysaresanity.com
UAMOUuamou.com
Velocitronvelocitron.org
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