KAWS (Hardcover)

A vibrant look at the celebrated artist and designer KAWS. This comprehensive monograph explores KAWS's art career in depth, from his early street art interventions to his recent send-ups of familiar cultural icons. With wit, irreverence, and even affection, KAWS takes infamous entertainment characters such as the Simpsons and the Smurfs and traps them in plastic blister packages while reinterpreting their appearance. The packaged "Kimpsons" and "Kurfs" are new types of hybrid artworks that both serve and criticize contemporary consumer culture. Also featured is KAWS's astute and prolific body of commercial work, including apparel from his Japanese store OriginalFake, a partnership with Medicom Toy, as well as product design, limited-edition toys, graphic designs; collaborations with architect Masamichi Katayama and artists Hajime Sorayama, Todd James, and Mark Dean Veca; collaborations with companies including Comme des Garcons, Levis, Lucas Films, The Simpsons, Nike, Supreme, and Marc Jacobs; and Japanese companies such as A Bathing Ape, Undercover, and Visvim.

General

Imprint:	Rizzoli International Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	M onica Ram irez-Montagut
Contributors:	Germano Celant
Dimensions:	285 x 221 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8478-3434-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Individual designers Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Product design
LSN:	0-8478-3434-4
Barcode:	9780847834341

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