KAWS BFF KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New York, NY. KAWS uses two of his characters here to convey opposing human attitudes. In the
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
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KAWS BFF KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New York, NY. KAWS uses two of his characters here to convey opposing human attitudes. In the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS SHARE KAWS TAKE (set of 2 black KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SHARE, KAWS TAKE: Set of 2 black KAWS figurative sculptures, each new & unopened in original
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KAWS GONE KAWS BFF Companions (KAWS companion set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
& more recently on 280 Park Ave in New York City. KAWS is a multi-faceted artist straddling the worlds
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Companion 2016: set of 6 works (KAWS Flayed KAWS full body 2016)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Provenance: MoMa New York. KAWS: A leading artist of his generation, Brooklyn-based KAWS engages audiences
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Signed KAWS ONE monograph (signed KAWS Tokyo 2001)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
monograph documenting KAWS’ seminal New York bus ad “interruptions”, and renown early characters such as
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KAWS Along The Way Grey (grey KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mary Boone gallery New York. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18
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KAWS GONE & KAWS BFF Companions (set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
recently on 280 Park Ave in New York City. KAWS is a multi-faceted artist straddling the worlds of art and
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS GONE & KAWS BFF Companions (set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
recently on 280 Park Ave in New York City. KAWS is a multi-faceted artist straddling the worlds of art and
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Singapore set of 2 works (KAWS Singapore companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
from New York, NY. KAWS is a multi-faceted artist straddling the worlds of art and design in his
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KAWS URGE 4 Screenprint
By KAWS
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
work was published by the artist, New York, New York. KAWS is a contemporary American artist known for
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KAWS Black Companions: set of 10 (KAWS Companion 2018-2021)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the late 1990s. By the end of the decade, the street artist
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black Companions: set of 4 (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
hands and X’s for eyes, “Companions” first appeared in KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Companion: set of 10 works (KAWS Brown Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lot 180 Gallery New York. KAWS (b. 1974, Jersey City, New Jersey; lives and works in Brooklyn, New
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KAWS HOLIDAY Companion: set of 3 works (KAWS grey Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, “Companions” first appeared in KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the late 1990s. By the end of the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Brown Companions: set of 4 (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the late 1990s. By the end of the decade, the street artist
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Along The Way Brown (KAWS brown Along The Way companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Boone gallery New York. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18 foot wood
Resin, Vinyl
$12,000
H 14.25 in W 8 in
KAWS Companion black: set of 10 works (KAWS Black Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lot 180 Gallery New York. KAWS (b. 1974, Jersey City, New Jersey; lives and works in Brooklyn, New
Resin, Vinyl
$5,250
H 14.25 in W 8 in
KAWS Brown Companions: set of 4 works (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Companion 2016-2019: A curated set of 4 individual Brown KAWS Companions new & unopened in
Resin, Vinyl
What Party (Orange), KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Fairfield, CT
, numbered 51/100 and dated in colored pencil BRIAN DONNELLY (1974- ) Professionally known as KAWS, is a New
Screen
KAWS Tokyo First mini poster
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
Unframed; unsigned In 1996, Brian Donnelly, now known by his moniker KAWS, moved to New York and met fellow
Offset
Brian Donnelly "Kaws Brooklyn Charity Print" Tondo
By KAWS
Located in Draper, UT
.. Brian Donnelly is currently best known as the artist KAWS. KAWS is a New York-based artist who has made
Screen
KAWS Holiday SHANGHAI (complete set of 3 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
York, NY. KAWS is a multi-faceted artist straddling the worlds of art and design in his prolific body
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Chum Vinyl Art Toy, Contemporary Sculpture, Open Edition 2022
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
working in Brooklyn, New York, KAWS engages with the complexities of modern life and the contemporary
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Chum Vinyl Art Toy, Contemporary Resin Sculpture, 2022 Release
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
the Michelin Man. Unsigned Open unknown edition Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in 1974 in New
Resin, Vinyl
$180,000
H 35 in W 23 in
Blame Game Portfolio Screen Print by KAWS, Contemporary, Signed, Edition of 100
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
artist. Now living and working in Brooklyn, New York, KAWS engages with the complexities of modern life
Screen
KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Guaranteed. Shipped securely from New York, NY. KAWS uses two of his characters here to convey opposing
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Brown Companion 2016 (KAWS Companion brown)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Companion, 2016. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in
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KAWS Black Companions: set of 4 (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Companion 2016-2019: A curated set of 4 individual Black KAWS Companions new & unopened in
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Plush Companions (KAWS holiday complete set of 3)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
of KAWS’ floating art piece in Hong Kong during Hong Kong Art Basel 2019. Each new with tags. A
Cotton
KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
a New York-based artist who has made a global name for himself in a complex art market. He graduated
Vinyl
KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
contemporary artists of our time. Born in 1974 as Brian Donnelly, KAWS is a New York-based artist who has
Vinyl
KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
contemporary artists of our time. Born in 1974 as Brian Donnelly, KAWS is a New York-based artist who has
Vinyl
KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
a New York-based artist who has made a global name for himself in a complex art market. He graduated
Vinyl
Man's Best Friend #1
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
Screen
Man's Best Friend #10
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
Screen
Man's Best Friend #9
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
Screen
Man's Best Friend #4
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
Screen
Man's Best Friend #5
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
Screen
Man's Best Friend #8
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
Screen
KAWSBOB (red)
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Year: 2011 Edition: 90/100 (there were also 20 artist’s proofs) Published by KAWS, Inc., New York Image
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Man's Best Friend #2
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
and minimalist work. Published by Pace Prints, New York, 2014 Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, was born in
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Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
submit ideas for our “Best of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws, book
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Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
submit ideas for our “Best of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws, book
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Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
submit ideas for our “Best of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws, book
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Kaws Cover Art New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws, book-jacket designer Evan
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Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws, book-jacket designer Evan
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Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine 2009'
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
After previously working on the covers of ID Magazine and Complex, Kaws did the cover art for New
Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine 2009'
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
After previously working on the covers of ID Magazine and Complex, Kaws did the cover art for New
Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009'
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws; book-jacket designer Evan
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KAWS Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws; book-jacket designer Evan
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Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine 2009'
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
After previously working on the covers of ID magazine and complex, Kaws did the cover art for New
Kaws Cover Art 'New York Magazine, 2009
By KAWS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of New York” cover. They included Brooklyn-based street artist Kaws, book-jacket designer Evan
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KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
gallery. Authenticity Guaranteed. Shipped securely from New York, NY. KAWS uses two of his characters
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Gallery New York. KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Along The Way Brown (KAWS brown Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
180 New York. KAWS A leading artist of his generation, Brooklyn-based KAWS engages audiences beyond
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Along The Way Brown (KAWS brown Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
180 New York. KAWS A leading artist of his generation, Brooklyn-based KAWS engages audiences beyond
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Along The Way Grey (grey KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New York. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18 foot wood sculpture
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Along The Way Grey (grey KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New York. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18 foot wood sculpture
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday SPACE: set of 2 works (KAWS space)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
of unknown. Accompanied by a COA from Lot 180 Gallery New York. KAWS SPACE Artist Statement: “So
Polyurethane
KAWS GONE & KAWS BFF Companions (set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vista neighborhood, Bangkok's Central Embassy & more recently on 280 Park Ave in New York City. KAWS is
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Companion: set of 10 works (KAWS Brown Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
York. KAWS (b. 1974, Jersey City, New Jersey; lives and works in Brooklyn, New York) is world famous
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KAWS Brown Companions: set of 4 (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Companion 2016-2019: A curated set of 4 individual Brown KAWS Companions new & unopened in
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Along The Way Grey (KAWS grey Along The Way)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New York. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18 foot wood sculpture
Resin, Vinyl
Sold
H 14.25 in W 8 in
KAWS Brown Companions: set of 4 works (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, “Companions” first appeared in KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the late 1990s. By the end of the
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black Along The Way (black KAWS Along The Way companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Shipped securely from New York, NY. KAWS A leading artist of his generation, Brooklyn-based KAWS engages
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion set (KAWS plush holiday complete set of 3)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
eyes, “Companions” first appeared in KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the late 1990s. By
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KAWS Black Along The Way (black KAWS Along The Way companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
provided by gallery. Authenticity Guaranteed. Shipped securely from New York, NY. KAWS KAWS is an
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Companion set (KAWS plush holiday complete set of 3)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
eyes, “Companions” first appeared in KAWS’s graffiti works across New York City in the late 1990s. By
Cotton
KAWS Along The Way Black (KAWS Black Along The Way companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
provided by gallery. Authenticity Guaranteed. Shipped securely from New York, NY. KAWS A leading artist
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KAWS, The Promise (Black), 2022
By KAWS
Located in Manchester, GB
installed on November 21, amid the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 festivities. KAWS is a New York-based artist
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KAWS, The Promise (Black), 2022
By KAWS
Located in Manchester, GB
festivities. KAWS is a New York-based artist who has made a name out of him designing limited edition toys
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
Donnelly, KAWS is a New York-based artist who has made a global name for himself in a complex art market
KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
contemporary artists of our time. Born in 1974 as Brian Donnelly, KAWS is a New York-based artist who has
Vinyl
$1,695
H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Shaggy Bean Bag Chair Cover Icelandic Sheepskin - Made in Australia
By Emily Barbara
Located in Dural, AU
Imagine the kids relaxing in this eco-friendly and genuine sheepskin beanbag while they read, learn or play their favorite video game. This large and long wool shaggy bean bag chair ...
Sheepskin
$1,450
H 17.5 in W 22.5 in
SIGNED 1960s Jean DUBUFFET print (Jean Dubuffet exhibition poster)
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Dubuffet Ustensiles Utopiques 1966: Hand-signed Jean Dubuffet lithographic poster published on the occasion of: "Jean Dubuffet, Recent Paintings," Robert Fraser Gallery, London:...
Offset, Laid Paper, Lithograph
KAWS Monster companion (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Boo Berry Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Boo Berry. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for this timeless ...
Resin, Vinyl
$8,113 / set
H 48 in W 69 in D 48 in
Trapezi Five Lights Neutral Shades Contemporary Pendant/Chandelier Brass, Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi Chandelier Offers a Contemporary Interpretation of the Murano Glass Chandelier, Grounded in Italian Design and Shaped by the Clarity and Lightness of the International St...
Brass
KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the artist’s rendition of the famed cereal character Frute Brute. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love f...
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS SMALL LIE Brown (brown KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SMALL LIE Brown: Among KAWS’s signature “Companions,” Small Lie has the most childlike resonance. Clothed in overall shorts, the Pinocchio-inspired figure bows its head in sham...
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS GONE set of 2 (KAWS Gone companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS GONE: Set of 2 (Grey & Brown), new & unopened in their original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale GONE sculpture - a key highlight of KAWS’ re...
Resin, Vinyl
$7,200
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of blue, green and ocre color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstracti...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
$2,372Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 66.93 in W 31.5 in D 11.42 in
Perf Stripe Bar Cabinet with Steel Top by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Perf collection is decorated with a new, striking finish: innovative liquid paint technology has made it possible to reproduce the pattern of an iconic Diesel jacquard fabric on ...
Steel
Keith Haring Subway Drawings 1983 (exhibition catalog)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring New York City Subway Drawings, 1983: Rare early exhibition catalog/pamphlet illustrated by Keith Haring on the occasion of: "Keith Haring / New-York City Subway Drawings...
Lithograph, Offset
$3,424Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.27 in W 5.01 in D 3.55 in
KAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure
By KAWS
Located in BRUCE, ACT
KAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure, 2011 The KAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure stands about 21 cm tall, and the mostly white Joe Snoopy is donning a yellow t-shirt with "JOE...
Vinyl
$125,000
H 40 in W 40 in
'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival Pigment Print Hand signed by David Bowie Edition 23/25 Duffy Archive stamp to margin Taken b...
Archival Pigment
KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Frankenberry Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Frankenberry. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for this ti...
Resin, Vinyl
$5,776 / item
H 35.44 in W 53.15 in D 29.53 in
Modern Football Table in Light Blue Capri Iron and Wood Outdoor Indoor
By Alberto Basaglia & Natalia Rota Nodari
Located in Milan, IT
Professional football table called Capri, a special edition inspired by the ‘50 Italian car “spiaggina” (popular in Capri) with a light blue structure, light wooden inserts and a wic...
Metal
Girl with Eye Patch "Untitled" 3 Deck Triptych Set
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist best known for his paintings of children and animals that appear simultaneously sweet and sinister. A contemporary of Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo ...
Wood, Plywood, Wood Panel
$180Sale Price|20% Off
H 9 in W 11 in D 1 in
Roy Lichtenstein at the Tate Gallery 1968 'Exhibition Catalog'
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Ileana Sonnabend Paris 1965: Vintage original 1960s exhibition catalog published on the occasion of Roy Lichtenstein's 1965 show at the Ileana Sonnabend Gallery in P...
Paper
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.
Learn how to spot a fake KAWS art toy, and browse authentic KAWS figures, prints, sculptures and mixed media works on 1stDibs.
KAWS art toys have developed an avid audience in recent decades, and as in any robust collectible market, counterfeiters have followed the mania. Of course, you don’t have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where all our sellers are highly vetted.
From graffiti tagger to hypebeast obsession to auction hero — we chart the artist’s rise and his widening influence.