KAWS

作为KAWS作品的全集式回顾，这本书的真正分量不在「网罗了多少作品」，而在它如何记录了一位涂鸦出身艺术家从街头走向主流收藏市场的完整轨迹。读者反复提及的，是他对经典IP（如迪士尼形象）的「聪明踩点」——借用与创作之间的边界，恰恰是全书最值得玩味的争议点。书中那些被反复称道的合作款、球鞋与设计，反而让不少读者意识到：这本画册本身，才是OriginalFake（OF）粉丝真正想收藏的核心。它适合两类人——想理解当代波普与潮流艺术如何相互渗透的观察者，以及把KAWS视为一种文化现象而非单纯画家的收藏者。

Multidisciplinary artist KAWS was first known for his work as a graffiti artist and his subversive approach to popular imagery on bus shelter and phone booth advertisements. This is the first comprehensive survey of the artist’s body of work. Mónica Ramírez-Montagut is a curator at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Germano Celant is an art historian and director of Fondazione Prada in Milan.