Books Worth Reading - KAWS X WARHOL
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This book dissects the parallels between two iconic artists, KAWS and Andy Warhol.
As celebrated artists that draw from popular culture, KAWS and Andy Warhol are known for creating art that is approachable beyond the confines of the traditional art world. While at first glance, both artists’ works often appear celebratory and joyful, they share a number of dark common threads beneath the surface: tragedy as spectacle and meditations on death and dying.
When these two bold bodies of work are juxtaposed, that connection is made explicit and powerful.
This book highlights the artistic intersection of KAWS and Warhol, featuring their takes on death and disaster, advertising, nostalgia, abstraction, skulls, and self-portraiture. It is a striking companion to the major KAWS + Warhol exhibition currently running through January 2025, and then touring internationally.
