MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “Congress Babble” for Toy Karma 4…

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Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details on the main piece he’ll have on show at Toy Karma 4 this weekend, the grotesque “Congress Babble”… The latest one-off custom from the artist’s ongoing “Great American Kaiju” series inspired by REAL MONSTERS, Conge mentions that the thrust of this work “is to give visual focus to our self-serving congress that is tearing apart the very fabric of the American democracy”, with the bloated beast featuring a number of different chattering heads, a shredded American flag and a rather sinister take on the American eagle. Hand cast in resin, the unique piece has been sprayed by the artist in mix of green fades with black hand painted detailing. Dropping alongside a whole host of other pieces from contemporary kaiju/sofubi’s finest at the show’s opening at the Rotofugi gallery on Saturday, October 5th, pricing on the piece is still TBC…

Published by Niall Anderson

Owner of ShinGangu, a UK boutique toy brand specialising in self-produced Japanese soft and keshi toys...

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