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You may remember a year ago when this happened... a loyal Minnesotan had Peter Bekke's awesome Minnesota Pride print / shirt design expertly recreated as a tattoo. Well... this just happened.

If you were here at CO Exhibitions for Cinco De Mayhem this past Saturday, you know what an incredible night it was. From the completely over-the-top piñata designs to the elation of the crowd all night long to the tissue paper and glitter-splattered aftermath, this was definitely one for the history books. And if all that wasn't good enough, here's a little bonus: Thanks to everyone who paid to swing at the piñatas, we raised about $300 which we will be donating to Second Harvest Heartland! Thank you Twin Cities! For those of you who missed it, we will now attempt to recreate the magic through photos and video, captured by our awesome gallery attendees. photo by Kara Bancroft photo by Kara Bancroft photo by Zane Spang photo by Zane Spang photo by Zane Spang Stay tuned for a fully explosive video recap from our friends at Yatta!

Saturday May 4, 2013 CO Exhibitions 7pm - midnight Free admission In our own twisted celebration of Cinco de Mayo, CO Exhibitions will be filled with a selection of piñatas created and built by Twin Cities artists. These stuffed sculptures will hang from our ceiling and YOU will have a chance to take a whack at 'em. The bashing and treat-scavenging will all be captured on film by our good friends from Yatta!, who will be producing a documentary video of the evening's festivities. Looking forward to seeing you here at CO this coming Saturday night! One night only! RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook!

Saturday May 4, 2013 CO Exhibitions 7pm - midnight Free admission In our own twisted celebration of Cinco de Mayo, CO Exhibitions will be filled with a selection of piñatas created and built by Twin Cities artists. These stuffed sculptures will hang from our ceiling and YOU will have a chance to take a whack at 'em. The bashing and treat-scavenging will all be captured on film by our good friends from Yatta!, who will be producing a documentary video of the evening's festivities. Looking forward to seeing you here at CO this coming Saturday night! One night only! RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook!

Introducing a brand new set of mini-prints from Burlesque! Next Tuesday, April 30th, we will release Itadakimasu いただきます, a trio of 6 x 8"" prints filled with an all-you-can-eat buffet of everyone's favorite dishes from the opposite side of the globe, all done up in Mike Davis' signature illustration style. From Vietnam's banh mi to Japan's takoyaki to Laos' khao nieow to China's siu mai, we're getting really hungry just thinking about this one! Each print is 6 x 8"", screenprinted by Sarah Schatz in five colors on French Pop-Tone Spearmint and Sour Apple paper. We will also offer a limited number of uncut sheets! Make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter to receive all of the onsale details.

We were pleased to discover the film Just Like Being There's arrival on Netflix! About two years ago, we began hearing about the production of a documentary film about the world of screenprinted concert posters. Directed by San Francisco's Scout Shannon, the film covers various aspects and branches of gig posters including relationships between poster artists and bands, design and printing process, Flatstock and the poster community, the movie poster renaissance, and of course ... FLIPPERS. Scout did a good job of capturing the essence of what we, as postermakers, do and why we love it so much. There are some great interviews with luminaries such as Daniel Danger, Jay Ryan, Michael Michael Motorcycle, Mike King, Tyler Stout, and our very own Wes Winship. Scout's crew filmed about 2-3 hours of interview and general BRLSQ shop footage in 2011, but most of it is now on the ol' cutting room...

We were pleased to discover the film Just Like Being There's arrival on Netflix! About two years ago, we began hearing about the production of a documentary film about the world of screenprinted concert posters. Directed by San Francisco's Scout Shannon, the film covers various aspects and branches of gig posters including relationships between poster artists and bands, design and printing process, Flatstock and the poster community, the movie poster renaissance, and of course ... FLIPPERS. Scout did a good job of capturing the essence of what we, as postermakers, do and why we love it so much. There are some great interviews with luminaries such as Daniel Danger, Jay Ryan, Michael Michael Motorcycle, Mike King, Tyler Stout, and our very own Wes Winship. Scout's crew filmed about 2-3 hours of interview and general BRLSQ shop footage in 2011, but most of it is now on the ol' cutting room...

While I was in Cambodia this past March, I became fascinated with the Khmer alphabet and the signs featuring those letters (See my earlier post about the signs and visuals I found in Cambodia and Laos). While shopping in Phnom Penh, I found a great book entitled Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie filled with photographs of signs found in Kratie, a small, rural city in Central Cambodia. Check out a few pics from the book and then order a copy! It makes a great companion to the popular Faythe Levine & Sam Macon Sign Painters book released last year.

If you'll be anywhere remotely close to Tilburg, The Netherlands this Thursday (that's about 1 hour Southeast from Rotterdam), we strongly recommend getting yourself over to Gallery Gust Van Dijk for the grand opening of John Baizley's new exhibit, The Virgin Spring. This is John's first time showing his artwork in Europe and the first time many of his process drawings and other pieces will be exhibited to the public. You can find more details about the event right here!. Expect to see several of Baizley's BRLSQ-produced prints available for purchase at the event, including the brand new Burlesque edition of the Kvelertak ""Meir"" tour print! Can't make it to Tilburg? Fear not! We will be announcing the onsale of our own copies soon. Make sure you've subscribed to our newsletter to catch the latest news as we release it!

We are excited to announce the upcoming arrival of The National Poster Retrospecticus! This traveling exhibit of screenprinted concert posters is hitting seven cities in the United States, and we are honored to be hosting this show at our very own CO Exhibitions for ONE NIGHT ONLY - THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, April 13th, 2013! Curated by JP Boneyard, the show features over 300 prints from more than 75 of the world's best contemporary poster artists. Expect to see prints from Daniel Danger, Aaron Draplin, Tara Mcpherson, plus the Twin Cites' very own Aesthetic Apparatus and Landland. On top of this, the show will feature a very special installation from Burlesque of North America (us!), so you don't wanna miss this! There will also be a live musical performance by the one and only Dosh! If you haven't seen him perform live, it's truly a spectacle, so don't miss it! For...