KAWS brought the new doll, and the dealers scrambled

How popular is KAWS's work? Take some time ago on KAWS x Air Jordan 4 for example, not until the end of the year, has been ahead of some units as "one of the best shoes" year. To observe its design, shades of suede upper hand, Companion dark lines, "XX" pattern, so rich in details, only KAWS can do it.

Then look at the price, you should be very clear about how much fire it is now. Sale price of 2499, we have a treasure of the Chinese break million, eBay is the same situation, the basic gold code in about more than 1 thousand and 800 knives (about 10 thousand and 5 RMB).

To say that last year's UNIQLO joint series, sale time triggered a few stores queuing frenzy, final about 6000000 sales of natural and leverage. Because we all know how to start with a reasonable price KAWS costumes. Since the OriginalFake 13 years, KAWS will focus on the field of art, this opportunity is really rare.

KAWS x UNIQLO buying scene

In addition to shoe accessories, KAWS's paintings and dolls are priceless. Last year for the Thailand KAWS: BBF exhibition to create the BFF dolls, T-shirt, shopping bags, umbrellas, towels and other peripheral products, after the listing price has turned three or four times, in short supply.

Another example of the classic The Smurfs paintings, in 2013 Sotheby's auction in New York, up to 2 million yuan price.

Like Murakami Takashi, NIGO, such as the famous industry KAWS coffee is a large collection of works. 2014, NIGO Companion, Sotheby's held in Hongkong, NIGO: two life of the auction, some of which are rare to be photographed a million price. The following metal materials to create a semi anatomical KAWS Bronze on the sale of 1 million Hong Kong dollars to Companion.

While some of the classic Companion dolls, with the popularity of KAWS has been growing, the market value has gone up. For example, cover face like this (KAWS Companion Passing Through), a treasure has exceeded 10 thousand and 5, compared with nearly eight times the appreciation of nearly two years ago.

It can be said that Companion is one of the most iconic works of KAWS. The first generation Companion doll was born in 1999, jointly built by Bounty Hunter host rock WIKO, KAWS early graffiti image for inspiration, other relative now more funny, funny.

2006 in order to celebrate the birth of the co branded OriginalFake, KAWS and toy maker MEDICOM TOY to create the following KAWS Dissected Companion, semi anatomical asymmetric design caused widespread concern.

Two years later, the two sides launched the KAWS 4 Foot Companion, providing brown, gray and black three colors, each limited to a global limit of 100, quite memorable value.

10 years, but also with the artist Robert Lazzarini, launched a group of twisted dolls, subvert the inherent impression of Companion, doll after conceptual design, more artistic expression.

Two years later, KAWS Dissected Companion once again, but the posture changed the carefree and content semi reclining. The image has also become one of the classic sculptures in the future of KAWS.

When it comes to the exhibition held in Shanghai last year, "KAWS: CLEAN SLATE." launched the world exhibition refresh, limited edition of 1000 only Plush versions of KAWS Companion, as in the past, because the number of sale is scarce, price speculation crazy uplift.

Following last year, this year, KAWS once again with his work came to Shanghai, held a "KAWS:" began in the end point exhibition at the Yuz Art Museum, the exhibition encompasses KAWS spans from 90s more than and 100 until now and the latest classic works, it can be said to be the most complete collection of occupation career, of great significance!

As usual, this also with the sale of the corresponding Companion doll, but is different, the upcoming two, and we've seen before are not the same, because they are China defined new color models, the one and only limited global first + +.

Well, it is the above two models and semi anatomical Companion, the body uses a similar Chinese red color, the head with fresh powder, highly recognizable. "Limited", "first", "new color" of all kinds of gimmicks, so that they are compared with the predecessors, the price can only be fried too.

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