KAWS: “ALONG THE WAY” is organized by Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition also includes the paintings GLASS SMILE (2012) and SHOULD I BE ATTACKING (2013). The Brooklyn Museum and KAWS have been working together since 2015, and we’re excited to further that relationship by presenting his first mid-career survey in the U.S., says Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Senior Curator, Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum, and curator of KAWS: WHAT PARTY.
Portraying a pair of gigantic figures with their heads lowered and with one arm around each other in a gentle embrace, the sculpture alludes to familiar childhood toys and cartoon characters while at the same time transforming their identities with a radical shift in scale, presenting them as monumental cultural presences. Teaming up with Acute Art, KAWS also presents new augmented reality works, allowing visitors to interact virtually with his sculptures through their smartphones.Brooklyn-based artist KAWS straddles the line between fine art and popular culture in his large-scale sculptures and brightly colored paintings, thoughtfully playing with imagery associated with consumer products and global brands.ĪLONG THE WAY, KAWS’s colossal eighteen-foot-high wood sculpture, greets visitors in our Martha A.
Within the Pop Art tradition, he has created a prolific body of influential work, which both engages young people with contemporary art and straddles the worlds of art and design to include street art, graphic and product design, paintings, murals and large-scale sculptures. KAWS: WHAT PARTY is a sweeping survey featuring more than 100 broad-ranging works, such as rarely-seen graffiti drawings and notebooks, paintings and sculptures, smaller collectables, furniture, and monumental installations of his popular COMPANION figures. Artist and designer Brian Donnelly, known in the art world as Kaws, launches a major exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn-based KAWS is considered one of the most innovative artists of his generation. Prints Screenprint 2019 Edition Size: 250 Image Size: 20.3 × 20.3 cm cm Sheet Size: 20.3 × 20.3 cm cm Signed Condition: Pristine Price on Application Details Click to read. Adapting the rules of cultural production and consumption in the twenty-first century, his practice both critiques and participates in consumer culture. ♿ Accessibility: the building and grounds, including parking, are wheelchair accessibleįor 25 years, Brooklyn-based artist KAWS (Brian Donnelly, American, born in 1974) has bridged the worlds of art, popular culture, and commerce. His work, which blends elements of illustration, pop culture, and contemporary. Following in the footsteps of artists like Kenny Scharf and Keith Haring, KAWS started his career as a graffiti artist and soon found his footing in the New York, Tokyo, and Paris art worlds. 🕒 Time: various time slots (select when making your purchase) KAWS is a well-known street artist, apparel producer, and graphic designer. These were produced in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum Family Party fundraiser in 2019, and each of these colorful screen prints is unique and handmade. 🎨 Access the 560,000 sqft Brooklyn Museum, which holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works 😮 View a new major commission for Rockefeller Center 🖼️ Get up close to graffiti drawings, paintings, smaller collectables, furniture, sculptures, and recent augmented reality projects The Brooklyn Museum has announced that all visitors with a ticket to the KAWS: WHAT PARTY exhibition will have first dibs on new t-shirt designs by the artist. 🎫 Ticket for 1 person to the KAWS exhibition, including access to the Brooklyn Museum
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