KAWS by Unknown, Unknown, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
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KAWS by Unknown, Unknown, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. KAWS by Unknown, Unknown, ISBN 9791254633243, ISBN-13 9791254633243, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A svelte showcase of KAWS' monumental installation that connects Fra Angelico's Annunciation (1443) with the immediacy of contemporary life Published with Palazzo Strozzi. This special publication documents a site-specific installation created by American artist KAWS (born 1974) for the Renaissance courtyard of the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence. The installation stages a surprising and constructive dialogue between the contemporary giant—famed for his cartoon- and graffiti-inspired sculptures, paintings and collectible toys—and the Strozzi's concurrent exhibition on Italian Renaissance–era painter Fra Angelico. Reworking the theme of the Annunciation—the subject of Fra Angelico's most celebrated painting—through a monumental installation, KAWS offers an unprecedented encounter between eras, forms and visions, bridging traditional iconography from Western visual culture with the immediacy and hyper-connection of contemporary life. In his work, aptly titled The Message , the mobile phone figures as the central element of the scene. KAWS imbues this object of prolific daily use with a sacred quality, likening it to the miraculous message delivered by angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
