KAWS - 24/7 Hong Kong Monday, October 7, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Description

    Please note that this lot is the property of a private individual.

  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Asia
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • 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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COMPANION (KARIMOKU)

2001
stamped with the artist’s name, edition and fabricator “OriginalFake [in English and Japanese] KAWS..61/100” on the underside
wood
27.4 x 12.7 x 6.5 cm. (10 3/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in.)
Executed in 2001, this work is number 61 from an edition of 100, and is accompanied by the original cardboard box from OriginalFake.

Estimate
HK$150,000 - 250,000 
€17,400-29,000
$19,200-32,100

Sold for HK$875,000

Contact Specialist

Delissa Putri Handoko
Head of Sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art

24/7

Online Auction 9-18 October 2019