KAWS “Saturated” Show Opening

by L.A. Ruano, September 21, 2008

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Stealing the art worlds spotlight for a day, KAWS made his return to the formal gallery world with “Saturated”, taking place at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Miami. His acrylic based signature artwork received a warm welcome by fans and international collectors alike capturing the spirit of lovable characters Spongebob and The Smurfs. The show will remain open to the public until Noveber 15th, 2008. Check out pictures of the opening after the jump!

Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

194 NW 30th Street
Miami, FL 33127

Photography: Devin Christopher

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More images of the exhibition on the next page…

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23 Responses

  1. Posted by: Solo on January 8, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    All artists inspire me…as long as I know what I can do…..at night I sleep. My soul will continue to prosper…..some artists are known to masses and some are not…….

  2. Posted by: Luisa on January 3, 2009 at 2:35 am

    There’s a tattoo artist in Florida who goes by the name of Holden. He owns studio 954 and, for years, he has told people how he is KAWS. I’m glad to finally get to the bottom of this lie! LOL

  3. Posted by: jay on September 22, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    haters.
    kaws is HEAT.

  4. Posted by: chris on September 22, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    It must be soul destroying to be an artist with talent watching Kaws stacking chips and getting rep with the shit he produces. haha suck on that art fags

  5. Posted by: Fred on September 22, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    Good or bad. How does he not get sued by the original artist for copying their work? Sponge Bob, Smurfs, Simpsons.

  6. Posted by: Mike SB on September 22, 2008 at 10:40 am

    KAWS show was sick. All you haters probably couldnt do half the shit he does. All big mouths behind the computers. Gallery was great congrats Kaws. If only he did the original smurfs and sponge bob, i would have watched tv more.

  7. Posted by: WGMeets on September 22, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Even tho I love spongebob, I want that graff feeling back :(

  8. Posted by: Chuck Love on September 22, 2008 at 6:59 am

    The show was cool…All I saw was artsy-fartsy types along with a few OG graf….kings….legends(whatever)…many who walked around with sour faces trying to figure out how can make that transition from the walls to galleries. In the long run this will be looked at just like the Music. It’s visual sampling…Ladies and Gentleman I introduce to you the “Eminem” of the Art world. Enjoy….

  9. Posted by: J on September 22, 2008 at 12:10 am

    he took “street art” to another level..it doesnt need great skill or detail work or good at drawing stuff..cmon you stupid fuckface hater i know you jealous cus you cant get famous like him..youre a failed artist who jealous..or even a scene poser

  10. Posted by: justsez on September 21, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    beautifull work

  11. Posted by: Logikal Accord on September 21, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    I’m going to go check it this weekend.

  12. Posted by: ideabolo on September 21, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    love it or leave it, but stop hatin guys! his work never was “lowbrow” & is def no more “street” but unique. most importantly he’s a nice person doin some beautiful stuff. a constatly growing fanbase & a lot of supporters in the contemporary art scene enable him to put out whatever he wants, without “aiming for a crowd”.
    wish i had the time to fly over & see the show….

  13. Posted by: kam on September 21, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    Yo Jacob, i think his stuff will live on as an overhyped marketing gimmick. If we’re gonna talk lowbrow/street art, there are countless better examples that really challenge stereotypes and the status quo, the true essence of this form of art. KAWS tries to make some sort of statement on consumerism but packages it as a product which is part of his irony but also a part of his inability to move beyond that initial statement. It’s the same as clothing companies selling you activism and rebellion on your t-shirts instead of you going out to the streets and practicing it yourself. The line between art and product has blurred in the last 20 years but we must be careful in what we call art and what we call selling irony.

  14. Posted by: micha3l on September 21, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    for everybody who’s saying KAWS is just taking something and putting x’s on the eyes or whatever… you guys are haters. if it’s so simple then why hasn’t anybody else done it? he thought of it first, sometimes the simple things are the only things we need.

  15. Posted by: derrick dope on September 21, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    the exhibit was cool but the free champagne was better and the cute girls were a plus too…but as for “art” i dunno….

  16. Posted by: Jacob The Producer on September 21, 2008 at 7:08 pm

    I love Kaws. I think his work will live on as a modern twist on pop art.

  17. Posted by: Akilllaa on September 21, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    lol @ them putting that picture of me & Kaws together.. (:

  18. Posted by: whotheheck@yahoo.com on September 21, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    all it is, is dang spongebob

  19. Posted by: grimmer on September 21, 2008 at 5:04 pm

    something about this is just too simplistic…lacking in kaws’ biting commentary…hope for better things to come:)

  20. Posted by: dcypoe on September 21, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    C’mon KAWS…ur fans are starting to turn on ya…they know what your capable of…i for one would LOVE to see your detailed craftmanship on something original…i can just imagine it now…those immaculate lines…the vivid colors…man, i used to buy graff mags just to cut out ur trainbombs and shit….i know you gotta check hypebeast…its the crowd your aiming for…..bring something OG for a change…or else its just WASTED TALENT….

  21. Posted by: curut on September 21, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    you all hating because you cant buy his stuff..

  22. Posted by: $uf on September 21, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    aright why is everyone startin 2 h8 this thing 1 this is what he does u ask him do change his logo why?

    into what

    the prob wiv bape 2day is tht it listened 2 tha haters

    now its bringing out realy dull shoes and even duller hats.

    i hope yo happy. :(

  23. Posted by: beastonem230 on September 21, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    BeKAWS he can.