June
10–December 6, 2015
Martha A.
and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor
Brooklyn-based
artist KAWS straddles the line between fine art and popular culture in his
large-scale sculptures and brightly colored paintings, thoughtfully playing
with imagery associated with consumer products and global brands.
ALONG THE
WAY, KAWS's colossal eighteen-foot-high wood sculpture, greets visitors in our
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby. Portraying a pair of gigantic
figures with their heads lowered and with one arm around each other in a gentle
embrace, the sculpture alludes to familiar childhood toys and cartoon
characters while at the same time transforming their identities with a radical
shift in scale, presenting them as monumental cultural presences.
The
exhibition also includes the paintings GLASS SMILE (2012) and SHOULD I BE
ATTACKING (2013).
KAWS:
"ALONG THE WAY" is organized by Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara
Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum.
This
exhibition is made possible with the generous support of the Mary Boone
Gallery.
Venue name:
Brooklyn Museum
Address:
200 Eastern Pkwy , Brooklyn
Cross
street: at Washington Ave
Opening
hours: Wed, Fri–Sun 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–10pm.
First Saturday
of every month 11am–11pm.
Transport:
Subway: 2, 3 to Eastern Pkwy–Brooklyn Museum
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