KAWS, the pseudonym of the American artist Brian Donnelly, is best known for his distorted cartoon characters and embracing of popular culture, even being compared to Andy Warhol. Now, a lesser ...

While KAWS has shown in museums throughout the country, the exhibit is the first major survey of his work. It will debut at the Modern and then travel to Yuz Museum in Shanghai, China, in March 2017.

Last year, however, a switch seemed to flip. The steady burn that had characterized KAWS’s market for the past decade transformed into a full-blown inferno. His work generated a total of $33.8 ...

That focus baffled his graffiti buddies but impressed the media, and KAWS’ magazine clip file began to grow. Seeing no future in the ads, however, KAWS traveled to Tokyo in the late ‘90s.

Armand says Kaws’ background in graffiti exemplifies how street art can act as a two-way street for creating and responding to others’ work in a variety of ways.

Artist KAWS poses in front of his balloon "Companion" at the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's on "Inflation Eve," November 21, 2012 in New York City.

Well in advance of entering the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, prepare to receive a sizable jolt from its latest exhibition, “KAWS: Where the End Starts.” Through Jan. 22, museum patrons ...

The work on view spans a range of genres: early graffiti and street art; paintings appropriating cartoon icons like the Simpsons and the Smurfs (including The Kaws Album, a small canvas that sold ...

1. KAWS went from a skater kid doing graffiti around New York City to illustrating the beloved animated series Doug to creating instantly recognizable pop art that gained visibility the world over.

Brian Donnelly, also known as KAWS, has forged his own path since he was a teenage graffiti artist. Ignoring the conventional distinction between commercial and fine art, he has designed T-shirts ...

That focus baffled his graffiti buddies but impressed the media, and KAWS’ magazine clip file began to grow. Seeing no future in the ads, however, KAWS traveled to Tokyo in the late ‘90s.