Kaws
Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS treads a fine line between art, commerce, cartoons, and commercials. It is a disruption of, as well as a tribute to, all objects produced, bought, sold, exchanged, desired, cherished and fetishised in our post postmodern culture. His infamous 'Ad Disruption' campaign reworked advertising material in bus shelters and phone booths by overlaying them with cartoon-like skull & crossbones, was forced on the public from NYC to Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo and has been featured in numerous publications, as well as exhibited at Colette, Paris, PARCO Gallery, Tokyo, MU Art Foundation, the Netherlands, as well as at BAPE Gallery, Tokyo. His recent work has been influenced by iconic characters from modern pop culture, such as Mickey Mouse, “The Michelin Man”, and The Simpsons, challenging notions of separation between art, popular culture and advertising. KAWS studied at The School of Visual Arts in New York City.

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