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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."
Recent KAWS headlines, Powered by Articker
19 January 2022 | South China Morning Post
Fortnite video game hosts exhibition of art by Kaws, in a first that coincides with shows of US artist’s work at London gallery and in augmented reality19 January 2022 | The Telegraph
KAWS: New Fiction, review: who wants to go to a gallery and stare at their phone?19 January 2022 | The Economist
KAWS, the Serpentine, “Fortnite” and the world’s biggest art show19 January 2022 | DesignTAXI
KAWS Opens Solo Art Exhibition In The Virtual World—And Entry Is Free18 January 2022 | Complex
KAWS Teams With Epic Games for ‘Mirror’ Exhibit in ‘Fortnite’ and London Gallery
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COMPANIONSHIP IN THE AGE OF LONELINESS
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LOST TIME; ALONE AGAIN; and FAR FAR DOWN
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Past Lots
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NEW YORK
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FINAL DAYS
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UNTITLED (ORIGINAL FAKE SERIES)
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UNTITLED
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UNTITLED (US)
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KAWS (ORIGINALFAKE) COMPANION
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UNTITLED
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Two works: (i) ISOLATION TOWER; (ii) ANKLE BRACELET
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NO REPLY
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THE WAY HE KNOWS
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COMPANIONSHIP IN THE AGE OF LONELINESS (Limited Edition Catalogue)
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DISSECTED COMPANION (BLACK); (GREY); and (BROWN)
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Presenting the Past
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You Should Know I Know
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THE GREAT BELOW
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THE THINGS THAT COMFORT
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KAWSBOB
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UNTITLED (For Free Arts NYC)
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UNTITLED
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NO ONE'S HOME
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PIRANHAS WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
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ANKLE BRACELET
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
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UNTITLED (C3PO)
Estimate £250,000 - 350,000
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