ALPHA EXOTICA, HYDRA SCHOOL PROJECTS
Opening July 4th, Greece.
Sorayama iPhone video
KAWS/ Hajime Sorayama "NO FUTURE COMPANION"
Set to release this Saturday at OriginalFake in Tokyo. This is a toy I have been working on for the past three years with Medicom Toy. Knowing Sorayama's level of perfection we took our time to get it right. Thanks to COMPLEX who provided us with these amazing photo's and will also feature the figure in a second shoot in it's upcoming August issue that hits stands 8/1/09...
MATT JONES @ COLETTE
My long lost friend Matt Jones has an exhibition at Colette starting June 25th.
LA, OJAI, ROSSON CROW
I took a mini vacation a few weeks ago to California. The first day I arrived I went to visit the studio of Rosson Crow who made me this great painting that included some of the art and objects I had in my house combined with a 70's collectors apartment.
Later that night we went to a group exhibition I had a sculpture in called:
First Look: An Exhibition of Emerging Artists From Los Angeles Galleries
Presented by House of Campari
Curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala of Scenic
Then took off to Ojai for a few days of relaxing.
I also got to see Big Foot...
VOTE ERIC ELMS
KENNY SCHARF / BROOKLYN STUDIO
Being on this plane reminded me of some photos I had on my phone.
A month or two ago I went over to Kenny Scharf's studio with my friend Erik Parker and we had no idea what we were in for. On the floor below his studio he had created this insane space thats like walking into one of his sculptures. Here are a few images:
VIRGIN AMERICA in flight internet
As you can tell I'm bored out of my mind on a flight and thought this was a good time to make an entry. Aside from feeling like I'm in a night club this has been a good flight. wi-fi really helps kill time on a flight..... (kinda)
CLIPSE X KANYE "Kinda Like A Big Deal"
This is a short video from behind the scenes of the shoot this past weekend.
Clipse X Kanye - Kinda Like A Big Deal Behind The Scenes from Malice of the Clipse on Vimeo.
FAST COMPANY
"THE 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS"
Saturday in Brooklyn
Pusha T came by the studio to see what I'm up to and talk about his upcoming album " Till the Casket Drops". He's in brooklyn shooting the video for "I'm kinda like a big deal" with Clipse and Kanye. The video shots were looking good when I left and the album is going to be insane. It's great seeing all the pieces of this album come together.
Kanye, Pusha T, Malice checking over some of the days work.
I wish I could show you more images of the video but I can't...
THE NEW YORKERS @ V1GALLERY
Curated by Todd James and Mikkel Groennebaek
Andre Ethier @ Derek Eller Gallery
Don't miss this show, it closes May 16th.
Derek Eller Gallery
615 West 27th St.
NYC 10001
Tokyo
I got back from Tokyo last week.
The first night I arrived Keiichi made the super dinner at his house with Marni and baby Milo sleeping in the background.
The past two trips Keiichi has taken me to FUKU SUSHI. It's always fun and the food is amazing.
I took a day trip with Kei to visit Tomoo Gokita's studio.
Then I stopped by Taka Ishii Gallery to check out some more of his work.
I went by the Undercover office to see what Jonio was up to, we have a fun project we are going to release later this summer.
On my last day I did a shoot with Leslie Kee. Last time I worked with him was around 2004. One of the nicest people I met in years, glad to see him again.
I removed my last post because I was dissapointed
I would even get involved in that lameness...................
Lee Quinones @ Galleria il Trifoglio Nero
I was happy to see Lee is having a show in Italy that opens this coming Saturday 4-18-09.
For more information check http://www.iltrifoglionero.com/
ROSSON CROW @ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Last weekend I went to Texas for two days to see the opening of Rosson's first museum show. This is the first time I got to see a few of her larger works together and the show looked amazing!
Honor Fraser kept the later part of the evening in order.
SUPREME X DAMIEN HIRST
This series looks really good...
MEAT
My friends...
KAWS / HONOR FRASER
If your in LA please stop by Honor Fraser.
HONOR FRASER
2622 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90034
T: 310.837.0191
F: 310.838.0191
...
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KEIICHI TANAAMI @ NANZUKA UNDERGROUND
Keiichi Tanaami has an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture at Nanzuka Underground in Shibuya. I have been a fan of his work for several years and more recently have become a friend. He has been doing amazing graphic work for over forty years and continues to produce work with the same energy and output as when he first started.
This photo is from the last time I visited his studio, it was full of artwork from floor to ceiling.
If you can't make it to Tokyo to see the exhibit, there are several books of his work available. You might have to do a bit a searching online but it's worth the effort.
This is one of his older sculpture works that he gave me during my last visit. Thank you!
NANZUKA UNDERGROUND
Shibuya Ibis Bldg. B1F
2-17-3 Shibuya Shibuya-ku.Tokyo 150-0002 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3400-0075
Fax: +81-3-3400-1057
CLIPSE "I'm kinda like a big deal"
I met up with Pusha T tonight to hear some tracks from the upcoming album Till The Casket Drops. We have been talking about working together for a while an it's finally coming together. The only disappointing thing I heard was that I couldn't take the CD with me.
Third times a charm...
MEET MILO!
Congratulations to Marni and Kei on the birth of their son Milo.
I can't imagine what an awesome life this kid will have..
Thanks for the photo Kei!
Build and Destroy
I met with Masamichi Katayama and Isobe from Wonderwall this past week. They were in town to talk about a new project we are working on.
We also took a walk over to Erik Parker's studio to check out the lastest batch of paintings he's working on for his upcoming exhibition at Paul Kasmin in New York.
glad to see this being put to use!
The weekend ended with a lesson in destruction.
Some things
never change...
If you're at 45th and 7th ave.
Look up!
WARM REGARDS BAR
Being a leading expert in poo, Dottie agreed to test the bar.
Warm Regards was originally created as a mural for the Beautiful Losers exhibition when it was at Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Welcome to 2009
....
THE PLANTS
are taking over...
Hajime Sorayama
I was going to do a post on my recent Tokyo trip but I decided instead to do a post on Hajime Sorayama (Tokyo post will come later.) When I go to Tokyo I always visit Sorayama's studio to see what he's working on but also to discuss a project we started working on a few years ago. This past month he visited NY for the first time (ever). Here are some photos from NY and Tokyo taken in the past few weeks.
TODD JAMES: Print Release
Todd James just built a new web site www.toddjames.com and will be releasing a print tomorrow (the 20th) at 12 noon. This is the first time you will be able to purchase directly from the artist.
NY SUBWAY
One reason why I like to take the train.
The Horticultural Society of New York_BLOCK PARTY
Purchase tickets here or at the door tonight!
Gering & Lopez Gallery Opening
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the exhibition openings last week.
I was happy that Nobu from, well..um.. NOBU stopped by in the beginning of the night.
Erik Parker showed up with one of my favorite painters, Peter Saul.
Long time friends Zuk & Bianca
CRASH found his soulmate.
Satoko (who took most of these photos, Thanks!)
Gering & Lopez Gallery
I have an exhibition that opens on November 6th at Gering & Lopez Gallery in NY. It will be open till December 23rd so if you get a chance please stop by.
While I was installing today, my friend Cecile from Belgium visited me and gave me this awesome Warm Regards bread sculpture. Thanks Cecile!
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
Liz ran her first marathon today, she cam in 11,485th place! (3 hours 56 minutes)
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN
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CBS NEWS STUDIO VISIT
Today Serena Altschul of CBS News came by the studio to film for a piece they are putting together on my work. It forced me to take a break from painting and it wound up being a fun day.
Jon Carras and crew.
Serena.
Last night I was able to finish this painting on the table.
THE NY ART BOOK FAIR
Yesterday I stopped by the NY Art Book Fair. If you're in NY it's worth the visit. It's basically a gathering of the best art book sellers from around the world and you can find some pretty amazing stuff. Open October 24-26.
The first person I saw when I entered was my buddy Brendan Fowler who I forced to pose in front of boxes of ANP Quarterly mags that were free at the entrance.
The main reason I wanted to stop by the fair was to visit the booth of Gallery 360 from Tokyo. It's owned by Mr. Nemoto and Ms. Sugaya, and I visit their gallery/editions & book shop every time I go to Japan.
Ms. Sugaya in front of some editions published by Gallery 360.
Pharrell Williams @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
CLOT / ORIGINALFAKE
Edison stopped by the studio, we have a new project that will drop early next week in HK!
Thanks!
STORMTROOPER
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the OriginalFake shop this past Saturday.
Marc Jacobs / KAWS mouse flats
Available soon at colette in Paris, OriginalFake in Tokyo and Marc Jacobs stores in London and the United States.
Limited to 200 pairs
MIAMI
recap...
"Saturated" Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
If you're in Miami...
Gary Panter
I thought I would test the new site with this great Gary Panter drawing my girlfriend got me for my birthday last year.
I guess it's all down hill from here...
Brendan Fowler
visited by the studio yesterday and had an Oakley moment...
Brendan Fowler
visited the studio yesterday and had an Oakley moment...
OriginalFake @ Colette
Starting tomorrow, Colette will re-open with a completely new interior designed by Wonderwall.
This new interior will include a section dedicated to OriginalFake.
OriginalFake @ Colette
Starting tomorrow, Colette will re-open with a completely new interior designed by Wonderwall.
This new interior will include a section dedicated to OriginalFake.
ANP QUARTERLY NEW SITE
ANPQuarterly just redesigned their web site. Visit their blog to follow the latest news from Brendan Fowler and crew...
ANP QUARTERLY NEW SITE
ANPQuarterly just redesigned their web site. Visit their blog to follow the latest news from Brendan Fowler and crew...
Todd James: BLOOD & TREASURE
Todd James / REAS has a show coming up at Lazarides gallery in London beginning August 29th.
I got to see some of the paintings last month at his studio, and they are great. Check out the opening because this show is going to be memorable!
Todd James: BLOOD & TREASURE
Todd James / REAS has a show coming up at Lazarides gallery in London beginning August 29th.
I got to see some of the paintings last month at his studio, and they are great. Check out the opening because this show is going to be memorable!
SERIOUS
SUNDAY
SERIOUS
SUNDAY
ANPQuarterly
The new issue of ANPQuarterly will release at the end of this week. For this issue, Brendan Fowler did an extensive feature on my work and Terry Richardson photographed me at my studio for the cover and inside spread.
ANPQuarterly
The new issue of ANPQuarterly will release at the end of this week. For this issue, Brendan Fowler did an extensive feature on my work and Terry Richardson photographed me at my studio for the cover and inside spread.
CONSUMED by Rob Walker
"New Looks"
This weekend in The New York Times Magazine, Rob Walker wrote an article about my work and the path it has taken. I like a lot of the things Rob writes about on his blog and in his weekly 'Consumed' column, so I was stoked when he mentioned he wanted to write something about what I was up to.
You can read the article here.
CONSUMED by Rob Walker
"New Looks"
This weekend in The New York Times Magazine, Rob Walker wrote an article about my work and the path it has taken. I like a lot of the things Rob writes about on his blog and in his weekly 'Consumed' column, so I was stoked when he mentioned he wanted to write something about what I was up to.
You can read the article here.
COMPLEX/ N*E*R*D/ LUPE FIASCO/ TODD JAMES/ KAWS
Complex Magazine invited REAS and myself to work over the cover and inside features of N*E*R*D and LUPE FIASCO. You can find out more details over at COMPLEX.COM
COMPLEX/ N*E*R*D/ LUPE FIASCO/ TODD JAMES/ KAWS
Complex Magazine invited REAS and myself to work over the cover and inside features of N*E*R*D and LUPE FIASCO. You can find out more details over at COMPLEX.COM
ERIC ELMS
Staying busy...
ERIC ELMS
Staying busy...
KAWS JPP
KAWS JPP
HONOR FRASER
Erik Parker & Max Henry curated an excellent group show titled JEKYLL ISLAND at HONOR FRASER in LA.
If you're anywhere on the west coast it's well worth the trip.
Peter Saul
Glenn Brown
Jóhannes Atli Hinriksson
1World AF1/KAWS
Nike Sportswear introduces 1World, a collection of AF1, created in partnership with global innovators in the fields of sport, music, art & design.
Featuring 18 original styles, the collection will be released over the course of eight months and will see the Air Force 1 once again exploring new territory.
The Massive for i-Dtv
EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
A new exhibition by Keiichi Nitta at gogallery.
I'm really bummed I will not be able to see this show.
PRESSURE
RVCA X CINELLI
i-D Magazine / KAWS collaboration issue
Today I received advance copies of the July issue of i-D Magazine. This was
one of the largest magazine projects I have worked on to date. It was a lot
of work but I would gladly do it over again (and again, and again.)
The support I received from friends who took time out of their busy
schedules to contribute was awesome, so thank you. Another
great part about this project was that I interviewed Nigo - my first time as
interviewer. I got to be really open and ask him a bunch of things I wanted
to know about in the past, but was too polite to ask. To top it all off, the
printing job on the issue was amazing. The cover and inside spreads look
super bright and clean. A special thanks to Terry and Tricia Jones, and
again to everyone at i-D and to those who contributed...
Business As Usual
Edison Chen stopped by the studio yesterday to get lunch and catch up.
He's been working on a lot of new projects lately and brought some new samples for me to check out. These "Visvim Clot Royale Christo" will be released exclusively at Juice HK later this month.
My friend Max also slipped this photo and drawing under my door. I'm stoked Max rides my board in the neighborhood. You can check out his art in the OriginalFake issue of Arkitip I organized last year.
(he might also have the largest KAWS toy collection in Brooklyn)
SERIOUS SATURDAY
Hanging with the fur bags...
Tokyo burning
Sobata from OriginalFake shop can explain this top photo. If you happen see on the street just ask him.
I went to see the Tadanori Yokoo Be Adventurous! exhibition at Setagaya Art Museum with Katayama from Wonderwall.
It was a really amazing show including many original drawings from the '60's and '70's. There's also an excellent catalogue that was published for the exhibition. Ends 6/15/08, so try to see it, it's definitely worth the trip!
We also went to Takashi Murakami's "Geisai Museum #2"
Katayama, Murakami, me, Oka (Medicom Toy)
The show was packed with a lot of young talent. I was happy to meet this artist and picked up two Rolex watches.
Makes my other watches look boring.
I arrived in Tokyo yesterday.
I took a minute to arrange my belongings.
before taking on the city...
Nobody told me it was warm here!
It has been a while.
Hope you're all well, and thank you to everyone who stopped by the OriginalFake exhibition or the store yesterday for our second anniversary.
I have been working a lot and am kinda all over the place lately as this post will probably be..
Here are some OF Anniversary tees:
Hysteric Glamour X Warhol Foundation X OriginalFake
UNDERCOVER (this first one is a follow up to a graphic I did with Jonio eight years ago)
SUPREME (It was fun to remake their classic Kate Moss tee)
Last time I was in Tokyo I received this great incense holder from the guys at SMOKE & MIRRORS
Dumbo incense has been getting a lot of use in the studio lately.
Took a trip out to LA for some meetings and got to see the Glow in the Dark tour. Incredible performances from beginning to end. Try to see it if you can!
NIGO opened his LA shop the following night. The store looks amazing and the palm trees out front fit perfect.
Satoko kept the opening party in order!
Got to spend a bit of time with Darren Romanelli. He totally hooked me up and even introduced me to his secret eye doctor. Thanks Darren!
I stayed at this new hotel called PALIHOUSE. Next time you're planning to spend some time in LA and want to stay at a place with great friendly service; I can't say enough good things about this place but book early because rooms go fast.
These are from the GF...um..
Should I be worried?
(Pro-Tech 'Tantilla', 'Godson', and 'Godfather')
BEAR WITH ME
GREAT!
WWW.KAWSONE.COM
We just relaunched kawsone.com and will be carrying new product by OriginalFake from this point on.
GO BIG
I received this Grand Theft Auto IV edition 120GB XBOX 360 today, big thanks to Tony Arcabascio!
(Yes, this is a black 4' Companion.. no plans to release it at this point..)
KAWS X DOVER STREET MARKET
Yesterday at OriginalFake and Dover Street Market we released these t-shirts.
Forged
I decided to post these images because I get a lot of emails asking if something is authentic. If you're ever in doubt, you can e-mail info@kawsone.com
Did not produce these:
Never painted this,
or this,
Fake OriginalFake
THEY HAVE NO FEET!
PHIL FROST
Phil has a great new book published by Damiani. It's 162 pages of paintings, street work, and studio shots from the early 90's to present. I was happy to see it in my neighborhood book shop but you can also pick it up here.
This is a drawing we did over ten years ago.
Mark Dean Veca @ Milieu Galerie
If you're lucky enough to be in Switzerland, check out a new series of paintings by Mark that opened on Feb. 22nd at Milieu Gallery.
Since the last time I posted..
NIGO stopped by the studio and I pulled out some older work for him to see; it's always nice catching up with him.
I also had a visit from Kei. If you know Kei, then no explanation is necessary for this photo.
I made him and his two staff empty all their cameras when they entered.
He brought me this pudding from Japan and insisted that it tasted great. (I believe you, Kei)
I went to go see my friend Tito perform with his band MOLOTOV.
FRENCH CREW / MAN IN THE MIRROR
Last week Michael Dupouy stopped by my studio with Pedro and So Me. Michael dropped off copies of his new book ALL GONE.
Also, another great project by Mark Ronson, Rhymefest's 'Man in the Mirror' - well worth checking out!
REMEMBERING DAVIDE SORRENTI
ARGUE SKE R.I.P
JULY 9TH 1976 - FEBRUARY 4TH 1997
LAST NIGHT IN NEGRIL
I found this little guy in my room,
so I rolled him up and smoked him.
80's sunset on the flight home.
OUT OF THE STUDIO
..for a few days...
OriginalFake SS'08
To kick off the S/S season of OriginalFake, I called on the artistic talents of Mark Dean Veca.
I love working with Mark because I don't know what I'm going to get back, and it's always better than I had imagined.
You can see more of Mark's work here.
2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Clot X OriginalFake X Shu Qi
Clot invited several actresses to collaborate with them for a special "Fantasy" t-shirt series. This time around the actress was Shu Qi and I was asked to work over the photo for a special New Years release.
KAWS HASHEEM
This is a new figure I made with the Japanese artist Santa Inoue. I liked Hasheem long before I met Santa, but after meeting him in Tokyo through our mutual friend Oka, I got to see his studio and ended up really getting along with him. I'm glad we were able to collaborate on this together.
Hasheeme will release at Santastic and OriginalFake this Saturday in Tokyo, and at kawsone.com tomorrow (12/21) at noon.
Mascots & Mugs: The Characters and Cartoons of Subway Graffiti
This past Monday night I went to the release party for a new book "Mascots & Mugs" by
Todd "Reas" James & David "Chino" Villorente. This book focuses on the
cartoons and characters of graffiti, and it's a very informative read.
HEYWIRE guild & gallery
This is a new site for artists all over the world to post samples of their work. it only launched this past Thursday but I think this site will be huge!
AMEN
AMEN!
As Long as it Lasts...
Art Basel Miami is next week, if you're in town please stop by.
