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KAWS
American • b. 1974
Biography
To understand the work of KAWS is to understand his roots in the skateboard and graffiti crews of New York City. Brian Donnelly chose KAWS as his moniker to tag city streets beginning in the 1990s, and quickly became a celebrated standout in the scene. Having swapped spray paint for explorations in fine art spanning sculpture, painting and collage, KAWS has maintained a fascination with classic cartoons, including Garfield, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons, and reconfigured familiar subjects into a world of fantasy.
Perhaps he is most known for his larger-than-life fiberglass sculptures that supplant the body of Mickey Mouse onto KAWS' own imagined creatures, often with 'x'-ed out eyes or ultra-animated features. However, KAWS also works frequently in neon and vivid paint, adding animation and depth to contemporary paintings filled with approachable imagination. There is mass appeal to KAWS, who exhibits globally and most frequently in Asia, Europe and the United States.
Insights
KAWS has exhibited extensively in renowned institutions including solo exhibitions at— The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2019); Fire Station, Qatar Museums, Doha, Qatar (2019); Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Michigan (2019), Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri (2017); Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas (2016) which traveled to the Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China (2017); Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Longside Gallery, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2016); Brooklyn Museum, New York (2015); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Málaga, Spain (2014); Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas (2013); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (2013); High Art Museum, Atlanta, Georgia (2011); and Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2011). He will be the subject of a major survey exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in the spring of 2021.
"I just want to make something good and not worry about how it's labeled."
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13 January 2023 | Prestige Online
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KAWS Releases New Screen Print With The Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth19 December 2022 | Glasstire
This and That: KAWS and Tom Otterness14 December 2022 | Juxtapoz Magazine
AllRightsReserved Kicks Off Its 20th Anniversary with 12 KAWS Bronze Editions13 December 2022 | Highsnobiety
Sorry, These KAWS x Air Jordan 1 Lows Aren’t for Sale
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KAWS
Dissected Companion
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £10,080
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KAWS
NO REPLY
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £75,600
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KAWS
SEEING (BLUE)
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £12,600
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KAWS
HOT SEAT JUNCTION
Estimate HK$7,000,000 - 10,000,000
Sold for HK$8,599,000
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KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$504,000
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KAWS
UNTITLED (MBFT3)
Estimate HK$2,500,000 - 3,500,000
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KAWS
YOU (#3)
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$1,260,000
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KAWS
GOOD INTENTIONS
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$352,800
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KAWS
THE NEWS
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
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400
KAWS
UPS AND DOWNS: one plate
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,190
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KAWS
Untitled (KAWSBOB for the Aldrich)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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Companion (Karimoku Version)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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GONE AND BEYOND A-2
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $107,100
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KAWS
THE NEWS
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £81,900
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KAWS
UNTITLED (ALONE AGAIN)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,032
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KAWS
SHARE
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £5,040
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352
KAWS
NO REPLY: ONE PLATE
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,032
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KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 4,500,000
Sold for HK$3,276,000
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KURF (CLUTCH), PACKAGE PAINTING SERIES
Estimate HK$1,200,000 - 2,200,000
Sold for HK$1,890,000
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KAWS
AT THIS TIME
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Sold for HK$1,260,000
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151
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$2,200,000 - 3,500,000
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228
KAWS
UNTITLED (CALVIN KLEIN)
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,008,000
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283
KAWS
UNTITLED, from UPS AND DOWNS
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,710
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KAWS
SHARE
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £6,300
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