135SHOW PREVIEWgoing to the mall and being able to pick
something out from the Sanrio store. “My
sister and I each had the Hello Kitty Round
House toy, which we would spend hours
playing with together (and my mom would
even allow us to bring them with us to
Christmas Day celebrations so we wouldn’t
get bored at my great-uncle’s house),”
says the artist. “As an adult I still love
everything Sanrio, and I keep my Keroppi
Band-Aid holder from the ’90s in my bag
with me just in case of emergencies. It’s
such a privilege to be able to make a piece
for this company that brought magic to my
childhood and continues to bring delight
to me as an adult.”
Also on view in the show will be
artwork by Albert Reyes, Allison Bamcat,
Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Jon Ching,
Mark Mothersbaugh, Paul Frank, Stan
Manoukian, Tina Yu, Victor Castillo and
more. “Hello Kitty’s history as the queen
of ‘kawaii’ cuteness has always been to
make people smile,” says Buermann. “As
a curator, I feel like I have that in common
with Hello Kitty. I want to make people
smile too, and I want to create an enter-
taining experience.”Corey Helford Gallery
571 S. Anderson Street #1 • Los Angeles, CA 90033 •
(310) 287-2340 • http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com1
Camilla d’Errico, Hello
My Love, oil on wood
panel, 12 x 9"
2
HERAKUT, Stupid Is He
Who Forgets That These
Kitties Have Claws, spray
paint and acrylic on
canvas, 551/10 x 392�5"
3
Kristen Liu-Wong, Kiki
and Lala’s Slumber Party,
acrylic, acrylic gouache
and glitter glue on wood
panel, 12 x 12"
4
Dena Seiferling,
Hello Kitty Day Dream,
repurposed vintage
bubblegum machine,
needle felted sculpture,
hand painted wooden
tin, 15 x 8"
5
Kukula, Rocokitty,
oil on panel, 16 x 12"53 4