Artnet

KAWS Just Entered the Augmented Reality Game With Giant Virtual Sculptures That You Can See—and Buy—in 11 Major Cities

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or is it… an augmented-reality sculpture by KAWS? The street artist turned market darling, whose real name is Brian Donnelly, is delving into the digital art world with an ...
Artnet

In Pictures: See the Brooklyn Museum’s Survey of KAWS’s Meteoric Rise From Graffiti to Sneakers, Sofas, and Global Stardom

KAWS, aka Brian Donnelly, is one of the hottest artists in the world. Which means that the Brooklyn Museum has the hottest ticket in town with the opening of “KAWS: WHAT PARTY,” a career-spanning ...
Hypebeast

KAWS Curates Over 350 Drawings From Personal Collection in 'The Way I See It'

The Drawing Center in New York City recently opened a monumental exhibition entitled The Way I See It that features over 350 artworks curated by KAWS. Culled from his immense, personal collection of ...
Hyperallergic

There Are No Art Hierarchies in the KAWS Collection

With over 300 works on paper, plus paintings, sculptures, and furniture, The Way I See It: Selections from the KAWS Collection includes work by artists of every stripe. I don’t care about his pedigree ...
Observer

Curator Alejo Benedetti Takes Us Inside KAWS’ Most Comprehensive Survey Yet

Curator Alejo Benedetti led the Crystal Bridges iteration of “KAWS: FAMILY,” which expands on the original Toronto exhibition. Photo by Iron Lotus Creative / Stephen Ironside, courtesy of Crystal ...
Yahoo

Have you seen the massive inflatable on top of SFMOMA? Artist KAWS shares the story behind it

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KAWS, "HOLIDAY: San Francisco," 2025. (Courtesy of Jason Schmidt) The Bay Area's unpredictable weather temporarily grounded one of ...
Hypebeast

KAWS Updates Acute Art App With Free Augmented Reality Drawings

Last month, KAWS teamed up with augmented and virtual reality experts, Acute Art, to launch digitized EXPANDED HOLIDAY sculptures featuring his signature Companion character. This time around, the duo ...
Vulture

Maybe KAWS Is Not So Bad After All

Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, is one of the most famous artists alive. He seems to be everywhere, all the time. He’s worked with Christian Dior, Supreme, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, Nike, and Comme ...

The hit-making Florence museum that mixes Old Masters with Rothko and social media star Kaws

The key to Palazzo Strozzi’s success, says Arturo Galansino, is drawing out the modernity of the medieval city’s art ...
Page Six

KAWS gives fan custom-made piece of art — on scrap paper

Hot artist KAWS took a page out of the Jean-Michel Basquiat playbook and drew a custom-made picture on scrap paper for a fan who couldn’t afford his art. We hear that 23-year-old Roni Willett ...
Dallas Observer

KAWS’ Art Has Graced Museums and Consumer Products, and Now He Gets His First Survey

Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS, is an artist who refuses to be labeled. He began his career painting graffiti but he’s anything but a street artist. He designs and sells consumer products — toys ...