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KAWS: Where the End Starts Hardcover – Illustrated, June 27, 2017

by Andrea Karnes (Editor), Marla Price (Editor), KAWS (Artist),

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A major survey of KAWS and his eye-popping work, from collectible art toys to UNIQLO T-shirts, from grafitti to museum exhibitions

Appropriating characters, images and effects from pop culture, the work of KAWS blurs the lines between high and low art, and between art and fashion. Deploying film and television favorites for his toys, large-scale sculpture and bold, nearly abstract painting, KAWS recasts the familiar colors and forms of popular entertainment in cheeky and often poignantly human terms. Influenced by Andy Warhol and other Pop artists, hard-edge abstract painting and graffiti, KAWS’ work deftly straddles consumer culture and artistic innovation, and his distinctive style is as much at home in his toys as in his monumental sculpture.

KAWS: Where the End Starts explores the artist’s prolific career in depth, featuring key paintings, sculptures, drawings, toys, and fashion and advertising designs. This extensive monograph, including contributions from Andrea Karnes, Michael Auping, Dieter Buchhart and Pharrell Williams, reveals critical aspects of KAWS’ formal and conceptual development over the past 20 years, as his career has shifted from graffiti to fine art and collaborations with designers and brands such as Comme des Garçons, SUPREME, Nigo (A Bathing Ape) and Nike.

Published in a hardcover edition with more than 150 color reproductions by the Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth in conjunction with the major 2016 Fall exhibition on KAWS.

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199
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EN
English
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Publication date

2017
June 27
Dimensions

9.0 x 0.9 x 12.0
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ISBN-10

0929865367
ISBN-13

978-0929865362
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Best known for his cast of characters with X's for eyes and skulls and crossbones for heads, NYC-based artist came a long way from his humble beginnings as a graffiti kid from Jersey and this showcase covers every step of it. ― Juxtapoz

The enormous appeal of Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, can be seen as a consequence of an artist who straddles the worlds of both art and design, particularly in the post-Warhol/Keith Herring generation. -- Christopher Blay ― Fort Worth Weekly

It’s safe to say that anyone can to relate to the work of Kaws. Whether it’s the recognizable figures from childhood cartoons or the emotional connection to one of his many characters, Brian Donnelly’s work speaks beyond pop culture. -- Shayna Batya ― The Hundreds

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Brooklyn-based KAWS (born in 1974) is widely considered one of the most relevant artists of his generation. Within the Pop art tradition, he has created a prolific body of influential work, which both engages young people with contemporary art and straddles the worlds of art and design to include both product and graphic design, paintings, murals and sculpture.

Marla Price is Director of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Michael Auping is Chief Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, and the author of books on abstract expressionism, Clyfford Still, and Arshile Gorky.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; Illustrated edition (June 27, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 199 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0929865367
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0929865362
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.79 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.9 x 12 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,326,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #417 in Graffiti & Street Art
- #1,906 in Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions
- #2,047 in Individual Artist Monographs

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Andrea Karnes is Chief Curator of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. She has organized several major exhibitions of contemporary art, including Women Painting Women, Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera, KAWS: WHERE THE END STARTS, México Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990, Hubbard / Birchler: No Room to Answer, Pretty Baby, Pierre Huyghe: One Million + Kingdoms, and Julie Bozzi: Landscapes. As curator of the Modern's FOCUS series from 2005 to 2015, Karnes curated thirty solo exhibitions of international artists working in a range of media.

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Jon S.

... this came out just recently and for a very good price compared to what it would cost in a ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2017

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i have been collecting KAWS t shirts recently and also purchased the air Jordan 4 kaws and I saw this came out just recently and for a very good price compared to what it would cost in a book store($55). got it in 2 days fast. I also just ordered the earlier KAWS hardcover book of his works that is a little more $$$ but I think worth it from what I hear. His stuff is just gonna keep going higher and higher in value .

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018

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I am an avid admirer of his art. The book is a plus to my collection.?

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018

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Authentic book, great product and shipping! Thank you

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2017

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Excellent book about Kaws!

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James Feeney

Cover damages easily

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018

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Good book with quality pictures and glossy paper. However, the cover letters easily are damaged/come off. Ended up having to buy a second copy for the vault after discovering this fault (and messing up my original cover). Buy a cover for the book if you don't want it damaged.

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Beghin

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Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017

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Good book but i've not received the good edition (200 pages only)

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Francisco Salgueiro

For serious Kaws' fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2019

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There are many book about Kaws. From the unknow New Jersey guy to the mega pop star. I have read a few and this book is really good. A few texts about Kaws' path since the early days, alonside with many photos (including several from the very very early works). If you are a Kaws die hard fan you should buy it.

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Excellent as expected

Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2017

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Excellent quality

matthieu soulage

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2018

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awesome book!