Kaws behind the pop culture artist's Brooklyn retrospective
almost 5 years in The guardian
The artist, who has designed everything from a Kanye album cover to an painting about getting Covid-19, talks about his career t0 celebrate a new exhibition
In the spring of 2019, Brian Donnelly, better known for his artist moniker Kaws, was standing outside of the New York Academy of Art, ready to enter its annual party, the Tribeca Ball. The security guard refused to let him pass the velvet rope and enter the gala that was honoring him.
“That’s Kaws, he’s a famous artist,” a party guest told the security guard. The rope was eventually unlatched and Donnelly slinked in. He posed for photos, did a press interview, then sat down at a dinner table with the rapper and art collector Swizz Beatz. Continue reading...
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