KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday SPACE: complete set of 3 works (KAWS holiday space set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Complete Set of 3 (Silver, Black & Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: complete set of 3 works (KAWS holiday space set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Complete Set of 3 (Silver, Black & Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: complete set of 3 works (KAWS holiday space set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Complete Set of 3 (Silver, Black & Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: complete set of 3 works (KAWS holiday space set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Complete Set of 3 (Silver, Black & Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: complete set of 3 works (KAWS holiday space set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Complete Set of 3 (Silver, Black & Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
KAWS Changbai white (KAWS Holiday changbai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS white Changbai): A beautifully composed snowy-white KAWS
Vinyl, Resin
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS brown companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion: This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS brown companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS brown companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS brown holiday companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion Seoul: This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS HOLIDAY Changbai white (KAWS white chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS white Changbai): A beautifully composed snowy-white KAWS
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS HOLIDAY Changbai white (KAWS white chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS Changbai white): A beautifully composed snowy-white KAWS
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS HOLIDAY Changbai white (KAWS white chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS white Changbai): A beautifully composed snowy-white KAWS
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS HOLIDAY Changbai white (KAWS white chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS Changbai white): A beautifully composed snowy-white KAWS
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS HOLIDAY Changbai white (KAWS white chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS Changbai white): A beautifully composed snowy-white KAWS
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS HOLIDAY Changbai black (KAWS black chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS black Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS grey companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS grey companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS grey companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS grey holiday companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS grey holiday companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS gold space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS gold space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS black space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Black), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS black space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Black), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS black space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Black), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS silver holiday space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Silver), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS gold space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Gold), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS black space holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Black), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE Companion (KAWS silver holiday space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE (Silver), is a celebration of 20 years of the KAWS Companion. Using a sounding
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday Japan plush (KAWS holiday mount fuji)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
conjunction with KAWS’ widely popular, traveling art installation, ‘Holiday' - this time at Mt. Fuji, Japan
Cotton
KAWS Holiday Japan plush (KAWS holiday mount fuji)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
conjunction with KAWS’ widely popular, traveling art installation, ‘Holiday' - this time at Mt. Fuji, Japan
Cotton
KAWS Holiday Japan plush (KAWS holiday mount fuji)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
conjunction with KAWS’ widely popular, traveling art installation, ‘Holiday' - this time at Mt. Fuji, Japan
Cotton
KAWS HOLIDAY Space & United Kingdom (set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS HOLIDAY SPACE (Silver) & KAWS HOLIDAY United Kingdom: set of two works (2020/2021): This set
Polyurethane, Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Hong Kong Holiday Companion (KAWS holiday companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Hon Kong 'Holiday' Companion 2019: This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Taipei grey (KAWS Companion grey)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Grey Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Resin, Vinyl
Mand KAWS Holiday Taipei Vinyl Figure (In Box)
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
Mand KAWS Holiday Taipei Vinyl Figure, in Box 7" x 5 ¼" x 5" figure Painted vinyl cast resin, to
Plastic, Rubber, PVC, Acrylic
KAWS Holiday Taipei grey (KAWS Companion grey)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Grey Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Changbai KAWS Singapore set of 2 works (KAWS holiday)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Changbai & KAWS Singapore brown: set of 2 works: A set of 2 KAWS Holiday Companions
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS, Holiday Space: 11.5" 20th Anniversary Edition in Silver and Polyurethane
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
KAWS, Holiday Space: 11.5" 20th Anniversary Edition in Silver and Polyurethane, 2020 Polyurethane
Polyurethane
KAWS, Holiday Space: 11.5" 20th Anniversary Edition in Black and Polyurethane,
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
KAWS, Holiday Space: 11.5" 20th Anniversary Edition in Black and Polyurethane, 2020 Polyurethane
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: set of 2 works (KAWS space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Set of 2 works (Black & Gold): KAWS SPACE is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: set of 2 works (KAWS space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Set of 2 works (Black & Gold): KAWS SPACE is a celebration of 20 years of the
Polyurethane
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KAWS Holiday Japan (KAWS plush)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
conjunction with KAWS’ widely popular, traveling art installation, ‘Holiday' - this time at Mt. Fuji, Japan
Cotton
KAWS Holiday SPACE: set of 2 works (KAWS silver gold space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Set of 2 works (Silver & Gold): KAWS SPACE is a celebration of 20 years of
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday SPACE: set of 2 works (KAWS silver gold space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE: Set of 2 works (Silver & Gold): KAWS SPACE is a celebration of 20 years of
Polyurethane
KAWS Holiday Companions: set of 6 works (KAWS black companion 2019-2022)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Companion (2019-2022): A curated set of 6 individual Black KAWS: HOLIDAY Companions
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Japan Figure (Black)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Limited Edition 9.5 inch Figure. Released for the Kaws outdoor exhibition at Mount Fuji in Japan
Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion set (KAWS plush holiday complete set of 3)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Plush Holiday Companion Set of 3: These 20" figurines were published to commemorate the debut
Cotton
KAWS Holiday Companion set (KAWS plush holiday complete set of 3)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Plush Holiday Companion Set of 3: These 20" figurines were published to commemorate the debut
Cotton
KAWS Singapore brown (KAWS Holiday companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Singapore): This standout KAWS art toy features KAWS' signature
Resin, Vinyl
In the beginning, Brian Donnelly was just a kid from Jersey City, New Jersey, who got into the graffiti thing. KAWS was his tag, chosen simply because he liked the way it looked. Today, KAWS creates all kinds of art — there are KAWS figures and toys, sculptures and colorful drawings, paintings and prints that appropriate pop phenomena like the Smurfs, the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants.
In the late 1990s, the artist, a 1996 graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, was making a living as an illustrator for the animation studio Jumbo Pictures. Like young Hansel and Gretel with their trail of crumbs, KAWS would mark the morning route to his downtown Manhattan office with “subvertising,” “interrupting” fashion advertisements by adding his colorful character Bendy, its sinuous length sliding playfully around the likes of a Calvin Klein perfume bottle or supermodel Christy Turlington.
These creations gained a following, to the point where work posted in the morning would disappear by lunchtime. Even in those early days, KAWS was hot on the resale market.
“When I was doing graffiti,” he once explained, “it meant nothing to me to make paintings if I wasn’t reaching people.”
Instead of seeking entrée to the elite New York art world (which, frankly, wasn’t looking for a street artist anyway), KAWS moved to Japan, where a flourishing youth culture welcomed visionaries like him.
In 1999, he partnered with Bounty Hunter, a Japanese toy and streetwear brand, to release his first toy. Companion — an eight-inch-tall vinyl reimagining of Mickey Mouse, with a skull-and-crossbones head and trademark XX eyes — debuted with a limited run of 500. It sold out quickly.
Companion was the first of more than 130 toy designs, which came to include such characters as Chum, Blitz, Be@rbrick, BFF and Milo, each immediately recognizable as KAWS figures by their XX eyes. Fans have proved insatiable. In 2017, MoMA’s online store announced the availability of a limited supply of KAWS Companion figures; as avid collectors logged on to stake their claim, the website crashed — multiple times.
Companion is the most visible of the KAWS posse, appearing over the past decade in new postures and combinations in monumental KAWS statues and other works. These include Along the Way (2013), an 18-foot-tall wooden sculpture of two Companions leaning on each other for support; Together (2016), two Companions in a friendly embrace, which debuted during an exhibition of KAWS’s work at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, in Texas; and KAWS:HOLIDAY (2018), a 92-foot-long inflatable Companion floating on its back in Seoul’s Seokchon Lake. The sculptures were re-created as toys, blurring the lines between art and commerce.
KAWS’s visual language may be drawn from cartoons, but his work doesn’t necessarily evoke childlike joy.
“My figures are not always reflecting the idealistic cartoon view that I grew up on,” he explains in the catalogue for the Fort Worth exhibition. “Companion is more real in dealing with contemporary human circumstances . . . . I think when I’m making work it also often mirrors what’s going on with me at that time.”
KAWS's résumé reads like a record of major 21st-century pop-culture moments. It includes his work with streetwear brands like A Bathing Ape and Supreme; his design for the cover of Kanye West’s 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak; and his collaboration with designer Kim Jones on the Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2019 collection, Jones’s debut as the fashion brand’s creative director.
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