Tag Archives: Kaws

Preview: KAWS – “Down Time” @ High Museum of Art

Posted on January 26, 2012 by sleepboy

Continuing to raise his profile with each successive museum show (see The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth), Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, moves on to his next stop – The High Museum of Art in … Continue reading →

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Releases: Kaws – “Partners” Figure

Posted on January 22, 2012 by sleepboy

KAWS fans out there will be pleased to know that the next figure from the street turned contemporary artist has dropped. Partners features a sculpt of the artist standing next to his companion figure. If this looks familiar, it’s because … Continue reading →

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Openings: KAWS – “FOCUS:KAWS” @ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Posted on December 12, 2011 by juggernut3

On Friday night, AM attended Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth where KAWS unveiled his latest show in the Lone Star state. The exhibition entitled Focus:KAWS is a mix of color and monotone works from the Brooklyn based artist including a … Continue reading →

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Releases: Kaws – Black SpongeBob Print @ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Posted on December 7, 2011 by juggernut3

For fans of KAWS that have collected the first two colors of his elusive SpongeBob print, the good news is he’s going to be releasing the anticipated third color to round out the trifecta on December 13th. How do you get … Continue reading →

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Previews: KAWS – “FOCUS:KAWS” @ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Posted on December 7, 2011 by sleepboy

There was no sign of KAWS this year in person at Art Basel Week Miami. Perhaps it’s because he is preparing for his upcoming show, FOCUS:KAWS (teased), at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Judging from this photo, the … Continue reading →

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Basel Week Miami ’11: Art Basel – First Look (Part I)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by juggernut3

The first art fair AM hit up when we got to Miami was the main Art Basel event. Because it was the special buyer’s preview, we saw many collectors (including us) rushing to their favorite galleries for a chance to … Continue reading →

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Publications: KAWS for Whitewall’s Winter Luxury Issue

Posted on November 18, 2011 by sleepboy

For this year’s winter luxury issue, Whitewall invited KAWS to design the cover (in two versions). In addition to this collaboration on the front of the glossy, the magazine will publish a 12-page studio visit feature including an in-depth interview, … Continue reading →

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Openings: Christie’s x Murakami – “Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit” Auction @ Gagosian

Posted on November 1, 2011 by juggernut3

We recently broke news of a special benefit auction, New Day, created by  Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Co. & Christie’s to help the victims of the tragic Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake. Last week, AM stopped by to catch the special viewing of the fresh … Continue reading →

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Previews: Christie’s x Murakami “Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit” Auction

Posted on October 25, 2011 by lowpro

On Friday, November 9th, Christie’s will partner with Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. to provide support for the victims of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku-Pacific earthquake in Japan by dedicating a special section of a forthcoming New York … Continue reading →

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Releases: KAWS – “Joe Kaws” Vinyl Figure

Posted on October 22, 2011 by lowpro

Since the Dissected Milo set was released back in February, KAWS hasn’t released anything on the vinyl toy front, undoubtedly due to focusing on his fine art and recent solo Hold the Line. That will all change next week with … Continue reading →

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