PHAIDON KAWS + Warhol - Black

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. Accompanying a major exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum that will travel internationally; it presents some of the most standout and analogous works from two of the most popular artists of all time.