KAWS “The Long Way Home” Exhibition

by Eugene Kan, February 18, 2009

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This weekend marks the opening of KAWS’ newest “The Long Way Home” exhibition at the Honor Fraser Gallery. Previews into his work to be presented features a number of re-appropriations of iconic cartoon franchises including SpongeBob, The Smurfs and The Simpsons. The exhibition will also include a life-sized Chum character among other iconic pieces.The show opens Saturday, February 21st at 6:00 pm and runs until 8:00 pm.

KAWS “The Long Way Home” Exhibition
Saturday, February 21st
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
HONOR FRASER
2622 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90034
p: 310.837.0191

14 Responses

  1. Posted by: G on February 20, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    thank you 2b.

  2. Posted by: 2b on February 19, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Kenny Scharf already did that….paintings with the Jetsons and Flinstones….Kaws will continue to regurgitate cartoon characters from the 80’s and up….if you look at history (early)graf artists have always used recognizable characters on the subways and walls….and the public really responded to it. His concept seems so simple that it’s downright silly but it’s a formula…a recognizable image that connects.(childhood symbolism) Dondi(rip) talked about this in the 80’s….he spoke about how graf artists were competing “aboveground” ….how everybody was searching for a style on canvas. ‘It’s like beating the other guy to the punch since there is just so much you can do with spray paint.’ A gallery owner told me…when graf artists do stuff on canvas in a smaller scale(with spray paint) something gets lost… It was just a matter of compostion and style that Kaws discovered….painting with cel-vinyl.(not as simple as it looks) There are a history of noble failures that paved the way for this guy…each one teach one.

  3. Posted by: elscorcho on February 18, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    cartoons with x’s for eyes, bones out the side of their heads, and skull mouths….how hard and original is that really???? what is next the jetsons and flintstones??

  4. Posted by: Freshselective on February 18, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    LUV the cartoon PICS

  5. Posted by: dreamcrusher on February 18, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    j’adore-la!

  6. Posted by: Jason on February 18, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    The gallery has said that anyone who brings stuff to be signed will be turned away at the door….just a heads up.

  7. Posted by: lo$ on February 18, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    TOO BAD I WONT BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS! MAYBE NEXT TIME.

  8. Posted by: ryan on February 18, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    i’m bringing my kaws stormship trooper for sure

  9. Posted by: Caz on February 18, 2009 at 1:57 pm

    Smurfs Piece is so, so sick.

  10. Posted by: Caz on February 18, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Piece*

  11. Posted by: yetti on February 18, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    that was weird

  12. Posted by: jonas on February 18, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    the smurfs rule the wordl <3

  13. Posted by: ... on February 18, 2009 at 11:57 am

    i love this stuff

  14. Posted by: Dead Head Crew on February 18, 2009 at 6:49 am

    KAWS innovative energy is legend.