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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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WHAT PARTY (GREY)
Estimate HK$45,000 - 65,000
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ANKLE BRACELET
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Past Lots
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UNTITLED (HTLD7)
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £57,150
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UPS AND DOWNS
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $48,260
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AGREED
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $139,700
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Untitled (Cat Teeth)
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Untitled
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £44,450
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Good Intentions
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £29,210
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NO ONE'S HOME; STAY STEADY; and THE THINGS THAT COMFORT
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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Shelter, from Bronze Figures
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
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Good Morning, from Bronze Figures
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
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URGE
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £24,130
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Bronze Figures
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £27,940
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MAN'S BEST FRIEND (One print from set of 10)
Estimate HK$45,000 - 65,000
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UNTITLED (HTLC8)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
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UNTITLED
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $63,500
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UNTITLED (DBZ2)
Estimate $1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Sold for $1,875,000
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NO ONE'S HOME; STAY STEADY; and THE THINGS THAT COMFORT
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,940
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YOU SHOULD KNOW I KNOW
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,700
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BomB 1
Estimate HK$700,000 - 1,000,000
Sold for HK$825,500
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WHAT PARTY
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £44,450
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TENSION
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £38,100
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NO ONE'S HOME; STAY STEADY; and THE THINGS THAT COMFORT
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £24,130
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FAR FAR DOWN
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000
Sold for £6,350
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369
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COMPANIONSHIP IN THE AGE OF LONELINESS
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £2,540
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Two works: (i) COMPANION – PINK; (ii) COMPANION – BROWN
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$76,200
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