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Sometimes life is just a dumpster fire, but nothing stops you from making that into beautiful art!
We are super excited to announce that we will be hosting a new exhibit featuring 30+ artist-customized versions of the Dumpster Fire figure by 100% Soft, opening on Friday, July 1st. Trash turned to treasure!
Join us 6-8pm on opening day for first chance to purchase custom figures and meet Dumpster Fire creator Truck Torrence, plus a new limited edition variant release of the Dumpster Fire vinyl figure (more on that below)!
100% Soft Presents
Dumpster Friends Forever 2: A Dumpster Fire Customs Show
July 1-31, 2022
Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Opening Reception
Friday, July 1, 6-8pm
View the event on Facebook for a full artist lineup and RSVP for event updates.
This summer is going to be hot…garbage! The trashiest addition to any summer get together, it's the Dumpster Fried Chicken vinyl figure!
This limited edition Dumpster Fire comes with a crispy fried drumstick* embedded in flame and will be available for purchase for $32 during the opening of the Dumpster Friends Forever 2 show at Rotofugi where 100% Soft creator Truck Torrence will abe signing a limited amount. Nobody does trash like DFC!
* Do not eat drumstick, it is not real.
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DUMPSTER FRIENDS FOREVER 2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• Exhibit viewing will begin on Friday, July 1st when we open at 10am Central Time.
• Sales of exhibit pieces will be available beginning at 6pm Central Time during the opening reception for the exhibit (Friday, July 1st, 6-8pm)
• If you wish to purchase a custom figure, please inquire at the Rotofugi front desk for a line ticket (so you don’t have to stand in a line all day).
• Please form a line (and observe social distancing) outside the Rotofugi front doors beginning at 5:45pm and we will admit the first 40 customers to begin sales at 6:00pm. Tickets will be numbered so please be courteous and stand in order when forming the line. If you have not already acquired a line ticket, please position yourself at the end of the line and we’ll give you a ticket as you enter.
• Custom figures are limited to one per customer on the first pass through the line, but if you wish to make additional purchases please ask at the front desk for a new ticket so you may return to the end of the line.
• There is no official limit on the number of Dumpster Fried Chicken you may purchase, though we reserve the right to limit quantities.
• Dumpster Fried Chicken will be released online at rotofugi.com at 10am Central Time on Saturday, July 2nd.
• Remaining custom figures from the exhibit will go on sale at gallery.rotofugi.com at a later date to be determine
• Exhibit continues through July 31st, 2022.
Midwest Style Graffiti
New Works by ATOMIK
June 18-July 10, 2022
Get ready for some fresh squeezed awesomeness from legendary Miami-based writer ATOMIK who rolls through with some Midwest Style Graffiti for a new show in our gallery this month!
Join us beginning Saturday, June 18 at 10am for in-person viewing or sign up at previews.rotofugi.com for first opportunity to purchase online (in this case it will likely be after the opening date, though we'll be shooting to have it ready ASAP).
Exhibit continues through July 10 at Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago and will be viewable online at gallery.rotofugi.com
About the Artist
Atomik is a 100 percent Miami artist. Atomik, trained in graphic design, is a big name in the Miami art scene. The graffiti legend, part of the infamous MSG crew, a group of local graffiti heroes, has been painting the city for quite some time.
While growing up in the emerging Miami graffiti scene of the 80’s, Atomik witnessed for himself at a young age what would later become his profession. Famous for his iconic orange character which emerged as a response to the demolition of the Miami Orange Bowl, the artist also marks the walls of Miami with his sleek hand-styles, graffiti and lettering.
While painting for almost 20 years, Atomik’s playful characters and hand styles have become as much a symbol of Miami as palm trees or neon lights. His unmistakable orange character has been placed all over the world bringing a piece of Miami to places such as Chile, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Holland, Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Australia, Korea, and Thailand.
His studio pieces on media ranging from canvas to paper as well as found objects like street signs, directly reflect his street work and usually feature his ubiquitous orange character. Atomik currently lives and works in Miami.
We are super excited to announce we'll be having an exclusive toy release and signing with Chicago-based artist Blake Jones on Sunday, June 5, beginning at 2pm!
We will have a Rotofugi Exclusive version of Blake's debut vinyl figure, Buny, produced by UVD Toys. A limited edition of just 75 figures, the "I Don't Get It" Edition of Buny is just as confused as you are about the state of the world right now.
Standing six inches tall, Buny will be available for $80. In addition, we will have an exclusive matching print by Blake available to purchase.
Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Sunday, June 5, starting at 2pm
Online release of any remaining figures will be on rotofugi.com at 6:30pm Central on June 5.
About the Artist
Blake Jones is a Chicago based artist. Blake’s use of graphic line work and bright color palettes illustrates narratives of complex worlds inhabited by his own iconic characters, objects, and landscapes. Blake’s work has been exhibited in multiple mediums and forms such as print, paintings, gallery exhibitions, sculptures, and murals.
Flora & Fauna
New Works by Michael Fleming
May 21-June 12, 2022
Michael Fleming, aka Tweedlebop, is back with an all new exhibit of paintings featuring his fantastical, fun, characters.
About the Artist
Michael Fleming has 15+ years of practical experience as a professional illustrator, working with both digital and traditional mediums. Specialities are children's media, character design and large cartoon heads.
He is taller than Abraham Lincoln.
CELEBRATE 420 with your CHERRY MOTH CAKE pals and Rotofugi! 👀
We've paired up with our good friends Nick and Lindsay DiFabbio at Cherry Moth Cake to offer you a special 420 deal starting today...so, puff, puff, pass and get ready!
Now, through the end of the month, anything Cherry Moth Cake that we have in stock (with one major exception, more on that below) is 42% OFF! That, my friends, is what you call a killer deal. Original art, pins, prints, t-shirts, and bandanas...all* 42% off.
* So...about that exception...pieces from the most recent CMC exhibit, Skullicious, and our exclusive Skully Ghost vinyl figure are what we're gonna call HALF-BAKED. They're still kinda fresh out of the oven, to mix our analogies, so instead of 42% off, they're 21% OFF. So, like a vape hit instead of dabs. 😉
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42% OFF
CHERRY MOTH CAKE MERCH
https://rotofugi.com/collections/cherry-moth-cake-us
SUPERMURGITROID EXHIBIT
https://gallery.rotofugi.com/exhibits/2020-CherryMothCake/
THE NEW BREED EXHIBIT
https://gallery.rotofugi.com/exhibits/2019-CherryMothCake/
THE STORY OF THE GHOST CATCHER EXHIBIT
https://gallery.rotofugi.com/exhibits/2018-CherryMothCake/
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21% OFF
SKULLICIOUS EXHIBIT
https://gallery.rotofugi.com/exhibits/2021-CherryMothCake/
SKULLY GHOST VINYL
https://rotofugi.com/products/skully-ghost-candy-corn
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Prices are good at both our store in Chicago at 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., or online at rotofugi.com / gallery.rotofugi.com. Note: not all of the original artworks are currently on display, so if you're thinking OG, best to look online...and then, if you want to see anything in person before pulling the trigger, we'd be happy to show it to you in person.
Get on these deals before they go up in smoke...last day of the sale is Saturday, April 30!
