KAWS
We meet KAWS aka Brian Donnelly to discuss his three major institutional exhibitions opening at The Andy Warhol Museum, Parrish Art Museum, and The Drawing Center. This will also be the first time that Donnelly's work has been aligned with Warhol.
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, The Warhol presents KAWS + Warhol, the first exhibition to examine the dark themes present in the work of both artists. From skulls to car crashes, both artists deploy their signature bright colors and pop culture references while also presenting the lurid spectacle of death. The dark undercurrents in the work of KAWS and Warhol are magnified and brought into plain sight by presenting the two artists together for the first time.
KAWS will also respond to Warhol’s embrace of commercialism by presenting a new series of paintings, sculptures, and installations related to his recent commission with General Mills which inserted his signature characters into the packaging for some of America’s most loved cereal boxes including Reese’s Puffs, Count Chocula, and Boo-Berry. The cereal works will be juxtaposed with Warhol’s iconic Brillo Boxes and his lesser-known series of paintings for children.
In response to The Warhol’s new initiative The Pop District, KAWS will also present a monumental wooden sculpture in Pop Park, directly across from the museum and visible from its entrance space.
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This is our second episode with KAWS and we strongly recommend you visit his 3 exhibitions in 2024. Learn more @TalkArt
Visit KAWS x WARHOL, now open: https://www.warhol.org/exhibition/kaws-warhol/
Visit KAWS X Drawing Center, from October 2024: https://drawingcenter.org/exhibitions/kaws-collection
Visit KAWS x Parrish Art Museum, from July 2024: https://parrishart.org/exhibitions/kaws/
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