IN THE NEWS
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In spring 2027, KAWS will transform the New York Botanical Garden with large-scale sculptures and site-specific works across its 250-acre grounds. The exhibition blends his iconic characters with nature in a bold, immersive experience.
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Pharrell Williams and NIGO, now creative advisors to NOT A HOTEL, have announced JAPA VALLEY TOKYO — a 1‑hectare art, retail, and hospitality complex in Yurakucho Park, central Tokyo, opening briefly in 2027. It reinterprets Napa Valley through a Japanese lens — with craft sake, pop‑up shops, rotating fashion and design activations, and a reclining COMPANION sculpture by KAWS at its center
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KAWS designed the cover for Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, featuring his Companion being reassembled by two hands — a striking image that nods to the duo’s first album in 16 years. The artwork recalls their 2009 collab and mirrors the album’s themes of resurrection, faith, and legacy.
