Along The Way- 2019
Released in March 2019, ALONG THE WAY features two Companions leaning into each other for support, capturing a rare moment of tenderness in KAWS' work. The 10-inch vinyl figure was produced in grey, brown, and black open editions, each priced at $380.
Retail Price: $380
Edition Size: Open
Two COMPANIONS lean into each other, heads lowered, one arm across a shoulder. Along the Way reads as care and accountability, the quiet kind that you feel more than you say. The pose comes from the 18 foot wood sculpture installed in the Brooklyn Museum lobby in 2015, a museum scale moment that set the emotional tone for this design and later appeared internationally.
The vinyl keeps that mood close to hand. Sold as a set of two figures in brown, grey, and black, it dropped at noon Eastern on KAWSONE and moved fast at a $380 retail. The build is clean and solid, boxed together, and carries the presence of the large work with a shelf friendly footprint. It sits in the open edition lineage, but the sentiment lands like a cornerstone.
RESOURCES:
‘ALONG THE WAY’ Figure Release Date - Hypebeast
KAWS: Along the Way Release Details! - The Toy Chronicle
KAWS: ALONG THE WAY - Brooklyn Museum
ALONG THE WAY (BLACK) - Christie’s
