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    • 2010

    • PINOCCHIO: stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, date and location of manufacture, and collaborator copyright 'MEDICOM TOY 2010 CHINA ©Disney KAWS..' on the underside
      JIMINY CRICKET: stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, and collaborator copyright '©Disney MEDICOM TOY KAWS..' on the underside

    • painted cast vinyl

    • PINOCCHIO: 25 x 12.5 x 13.5 cm. (9 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
      JIMINY CRICKET: 5.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. (2 1/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)

    • Produced by MEDICOM TOY and OriginalFake in 2010, this work is from a limited edition and is accompanied by its original box.

  • Provenance

    ToyQube, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Hong Kong, AllRightsReserved, KAWS: PASSING THROUGH, 4 October – 24 December 2010 (another example exhibited)
    Ridgefield, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, KAWS, 27 June 2010 – 2 January 2011 (another example exhibited)
    Atlanta, High Museum of Art, KAWS: Downtime, 18 February – 20 May 2012 (another example exhibited)
    Berlin, me Collectors Room Berlin, ART & TOYS: Collection Selim Varol, 26 May – 16 September 2012 (another example exhibited)
    Toronto, Design Exchange, This is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemporary Culture, 7 February – 25 May 2014 (another example exhibited)

  • Literature

    Monica Ramirez-Montagut, KAWS 1993-2010, New York, 2010, p. 237 (another example illustrated)
    John Wee Tom, Sara Nicholson, Douglas Copeland and Pharell Williams, This is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemporary Culture, Toronto, 2014, p.109 (another example illustrated)

  • Artist Biography

    KAWS

    American • 1974

    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.  

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PINOCCHIO & JIMINY CRICKET

2010
PINOCCHIO: stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, date and location of manufacture, and collaborator copyright 'MEDICOM TOY 2010 CHINA ©Disney KAWS..' on the underside
JIMINY CRICKET: stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, and collaborator copyright '©Disney MEDICOM TOY KAWS..' on the underside

painted cast vinyl
PINOCCHIO: 25 x 12.5 x 13.5 cm. (9 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
JIMINY CRICKET: 5.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. (2 1/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)

Produced by MEDICOM TOY and OriginalFake in 2010, this work is from a limited edition and is accompanied by its original box.

Estimate
HK$30,000 - 40,000 
€3,300-4,400
$3,800-5,100

Sold for HK$125,000

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