You’ve seen this before. That’s the point. KAWS (kaws) began appropriating popular cartoons in his work in the late 1990s, taking note of “how infused a cartoon could become in people’s lives” during a trip to Japan. Blending fine art, pop culture, design, fashion, and branding, KAWS’s work resists easy labels. As he’s said: “I often think, how do I make something that feels like it has always existed?” Find your entry point into KAWS: FAMILY and trace the artist’s distinct path through the art world for the past thirty years. #KAWS #KAWSCOMPANION