CHICAGO, Illinois - Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery is pleased to announce they will host the first full showing of The Funny Club Show 2005, a traveling art exhibition of customized toy figures. The show will be open for viewing at the gallery, located at 1953 W. Chicago Avenue, beginning March 4, 2005. An opening reception will be held from 7 pm until 11 pm on Friday, March 4, 2005.

The show includes approximately 140 artists from several countries and features the "Funny Club" figure by Taiwan toy designer B.B. Birdy. The figures are customized by a diverse group of artists from toy designers to rock poster artists to graffiti writers and traditional fine artists. Among those participating are Gary Baseman, Frank Kozik, Jermaine Rogers, MAD, Damon Soule and UrbanMedium. RTM's own AIRMAX, IRON-COW and JULIEN SOREL will have work on display and will be present for the opening. If you're in the Chicago area, be sure to drop by this Friday and tell them hi!

More information about the Funny Club Show, including a full list of artists participating in the traveling show can be found at:

http://www.rotofugi.com
http://www.bbbirdy.com/funnyclubshow.html