Forget your ménage à trois, this is an orgy… of art!

In April 2011, there was a three-person group exhibition called Monsters & Misfits held at the Kusakabe Folk Museum in Takayama, Japan. The show's opening was on the eve of the Takayama Spring Festival, a massive event that draws roughly 200,000 tourists to the city every year. And the works of Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, and Chris Ryniak were there; their Monsters & Misfits show being a disaster relief fundraiser that featured exclusive Tomenosuke-syoten debuts and a bevy of custom figure art by the artists. In fact, several of the designs these artists became known for in 2011 premiered as customs at this event… including the "Octopus Girl" version of Elizabeth. If that wasn't enough, they're doing it again!

Not only will Monsters & Misftis II feature new works by the original artists but this time they are adding Amanda Louise Spayd and Doktor A to the roster (who appears to be customizing a "Chester Runcorn" figure, mentioned in our previous post HERE). Once again set to open on April 13th, the day before the Takayama Spring Festival, the Tomenosuke-syoten hosted show will return to the Kusakabe Folk Museum. While the exact end date of the show hasn't been officially announced, it seems likely it will be April 30th. (Top image is a work-in-progress shot of pieces by Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters for the show. Above image is a work-in-progress shot of a piece by Doktor A for the show. Both are courtesy of the Circus Posterus blog.)

The Kusakabe Folk Museum is located at 1-52, Oshin-machi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken, Japan (15 minutes on foot from the Takayama Station on the JR line). They can be found on the web at kusakabe-mingeikan.com.