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CLUTTER MAGAZINE & MONSTER ISLAND NYC PRESENTS
Photography by John Wicker
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BLOBPUS BLURBLE BOB CONGE / PLASEEBO BRIAN FLYNN BUFF MONSTER BWANA SPOONS DSKI 0NE GOCCODO GUUMON HEALEYMADE ILANENA JOSH HERBOLSHEIMER KONATSU LEECIFER MARK NAGATA MECHAVIRUS MONSTERARM MUTANT VINYL HARDCORE PAUL KAIJU RAMPAGE TOYS SPLURRT STAR CASE TOYS ARE SANITY UAMOU and VELOCITRON
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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 Tripus Mark Nagata 9.5"
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Unchiman Green Paul Kaiji 8"
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Cadaver Kid/Diggler Splurrt 3.5"
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Baby Hell Buff Monster 5.5"
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Mecha Ammonaito Mechavirus 6" long
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Guumon x Blurble Diagomi Blurble 9.5"
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Bubbly Monsters Uamou 3"
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BoomyTrooper Goccodo 8.5"
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Puppy Night Gamer Bob Conge/PlaSeeBo 6"
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Giant Monsters HealeyMade 6.75"
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Unchiman Milk Paul Kaiju 8"
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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 Demon Mutant Vinyl Hardcore 3"
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Little Dingle Bwana Spoons 5"
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Ian the Sewer Creep Brutalizer & Ted Edition Toys Are Sanity 5.5"
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Outer Space Splatter Visighost Brian Flynn 9"
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Descent 降臨 Star Case 5.5"
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Drain Eye Diagomi Guumon 9.5"
NagNagNag NagNagNag 9"
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Mooneater Bwana Spoons 5.5"
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Bekraken BLObPUS 10"
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Boss Carrion Paul Kaiju 7.5"
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Blue Hedo Bwana Spoons 9"
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DoubleSkullApeMelt Monsterarm 7"
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Sludgeneck Blurble 10"
NagNagNag NagNagNag Bwana Spoons Bwana Spoons 9" 9"
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Spectral X-Ray Ugly Unicorn Rampage Toys 4.5"
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Buta Minis Bwana Spoons 2.5"
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Toasted PickleBaby Leecifer 8.25"
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Mockbat Paul Kaiju 6.5"
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Goro Monkeynaut DSKI One 6.5"
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Akuma Monsterarm 4.5"
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Kyuuketsushi Velocitron 7"
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Kyuuketsushi Velocitron 7"
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Bechigon Velocitron 4"
Pocket Idols Velocitron 2.5"
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Dokugan BLObPUS 8"
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Kaiju Negora Painting Konatsu 20" x 29"
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Earth Wolf Joshua Herbolsheimer 9"
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The Plaseebo Mummy Tarantino B.F.M. Edition Bob Conge / PlaSeeBo 5"
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Fallen Angel Miki DSKI One 10"
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Sally Joe Paul Kaiju 7.5"
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OPENING NIGHT
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BLObPUS blobpus.jp
Blurble
blurbleone.com
Bob Conge / PlaSeeBo plaseebo.net
Brian Flynn
super7store.com
Buff Monster
buffmonster.com
Bwana Spoons
grasshutcorp.com/bwana
DSKI One
dskione.com
GOCCODO
goccodo.com
GUUMON
guumon.com
HealeyMade
healeymade.com
Josh Herbolsheimer super7store.com
Konatsu
tunacan.catfood.jp
Leecifer
leecifer.com
Mark Nagata
maxtoyco.com
Mechavirus
twitter.com/mechavirus
Monsterarm
kevinherdeman.com
Monster Island
monsterisland.bigcartel.com
Mutant Vinyl Hardcore
mutantvinylhardcore.com
Paul Kaiju
paulkaiju.com
Rampage Toys
rampage-toys.blogspot.com
Splurrt
splurrt.com
Star Case
starcase.jp
Toys Are Sanity
toysaresanity.com
UAMOU
uamou.com
Velocitron
velocitron.org
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