Through vibrant paintings and sculptures of familiar pop culture–inspired characters, fashion and product design, and the incorporation of AR as an artistic medium, KAWS’s practice interweaves aspects drawn from the distinctive worlds of art, popular culture, commerce, and technology, shifting how we think about cultural production and consumption. KAWS is the alias of Brian Donnelly (American, born 1974), who chose the name based on the graphic possibilities presented by the four letters. The exhibition highlights his wide-ranging practice, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, product design, large-scale public projects, and augmented reality (AR) work. KAWS: WHAT PARTY traces KAWS’s twenty-five-year career, from his beginnings as a graffiti writer in Jersey City to his current status as a globally acclaimed artist based in Brooklyn. One of the ads seen here pays homage to artist and activist Keith Haring, who in the 1980s made chalk drawings on the black paper rectangles used to cover expired ads in subway stations, and who, like KAWS, wanted to share his work with the broadest possible audience. He returned the ads soon after, sometimes placing them in different locations. Removing the ads from their casings, he took them home and made alterations to the existing imagery, often overlaying his logo-a skull and crossbones with Xs for eyes-in a way that subverted the content of the ad. While taking classes at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, KAWS continued his guerrilla takeovers of public spaces, illegally accessing advertisements in phone booths and bus shelters.
These early years laid the foundation for much of his subsequent practice, which uses large-scale, bold gestures to make an impact on urban and natural landscapes (as seen in his recent HOLIDAY series, on view in this exhibition). Throughout the 1990s, KAWS left his mark on walls, freight trains, and billboards, sometimes working solo and sometimes collaborating with a crew.
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She loves cross-country skiing, the New York Rangers, reading, travel and discovering new brands.KAWS’s start as a graffiti writer-tagging (writing on) physical surfaces in public spaces without license or permission-occupies a significant place in his artistic formation. Jillian lives in New York and is married with three young children. She is an avid fan of Nordic design, having owned an independent lifestyle store and sales agency focused on emerging Scandinavian design. Jillian Tangen is the Head of Research at Dandelion Chandelier and a former Senior Research Analyst at McKinsey & Co and Analyst at Shearman & Sterling. As an Amazon Associate, Dandelion Chandelier receives a commission for qualifying purchases made through these links. This article contains affiliate links to products independently selected by our editors. join our communityįor access to insider ideas and information on the world of luxury, sign up for our Dandelion Chandelier Newsletter here. KAWS: WHAT A PARTY runs until September 5, 2021. Those are some of our best photos of the new KAWS exhibit What Party at the Brooklyn Museum, a big, fun showcase of artist Brian Donnerly’s pop culture sculptures, paintings and more.
photos of the new KAWS What Party show at the Brooklyn Museum The new pop culture art at the kaws exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum NYC, including sculptures and paintings: Alone Again.
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