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Giant Robot Workshop: Wooden Worlds with Yoskay Yamamoto

Class/Workshop
In Person
Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Date: May 11, 2024

Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.



TICKETS

$21 General, $14 Student/Senior/Youth, $5 Members (Includes JANM admission)

Join Giant Robot Biennale 5  exhibition artist, Yoskay Yamamoto , as he guides you through the process of designing and decorating your own recycled wood creations.

Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of fifteen. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto blends pop iconic characters from his new Western home with traditional and mythical Japanese elements and balances his Asian heritage with urban pop art.


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