Kaws • MOCAD Print Edition, by jp on May 26, 2019 0:56:12 GMT 1,

May 25, 2019 23:18:21 GMT 1 met said:

May 22, 2019 19:18:45 GMT 1 Coach said:

Some of us (I assume more than just one) didn’t manage to get one, are delighted for those that did, and are interested to see what people got. Certainly some are better than others, but I’ve yet to see one I wouldn’t frame.

My own reason for initially visiting this thread is that, after seeing you commented, I wanted to read what you wrote in its context.

But as with other recent threads relating to KAWS or the likes of Jonas Wood and Josh Sperling, the (admittedly superficial) impression I get is that a fair few of the contributors are in a heightened state of speculation-based arousal.

Since the clothes I have on this evening are quite nice, I might drop in again another day when I'm wearing my plastic rain poncho.

I don't think it's a superficial impression that you have. A year ago, almost nobody was talking about Jonas Wood, and there was much less discussion about Kaws as well. So what changed? They are both long established artists whose work has arguably not changed or improved in any meaningful way in the past year. What has changed are the auction results at big houses and ebay. It's all money and speculation.

This isn't unique to just these artists though. You could add Harland Miller and Banksy (to some degree) as well. But at least with Banksy, we can discuss the occasional street piece, stunt, or Walled Off Hotel, which to me is vastly more satisfying. Why are there no discussions like that happening with Jonas Wood or Kaws?

May 25, 2019 23:18:21 GMT 1 met said:

May 22, 2019 19:18:45 GMT 1 Coach said:

Some of us (I assume more than just one) didn’t manage to get one, are delighted for those that did, and are interested to see what people got. Certainly some are better than others, but I’ve yet to see one I wouldn’t frame.

My own reason for initially visiting this thread is that, after seeing you commented, I wanted to read what you wrote in its context.

But as with other recent threads relating to KAWS or the likes of Jonas Wood and Josh Sperling, the (admittedly superficial) impression I get is that a fair few of the contributors are in a heightened state of speculation-based arousal.

Since the clothes I have on this evening are quite nice, I might drop in again another day when I'm wearing my plastic rain poncho.

I don't think it's a superficial impression that you have. A year ago, almost nobody was talking about Jonas Wood, and there was much less discussion about Kaws as well. So what changed? They are both long established artists whose work has arguably not changed or improved in any meaningful way in the past year. What has changed are the auction results at big houses and ebay. It's all money and speculation.

This isn't unique to just these artists though. You could add Harland Miller and Banksy (to some degree) as well. But at least with Banksy, we can discuss the occasional street piece, stunt, or Walled Off Hotel, which to me is vastly more satisfying. Why are there no discussions like that happening with Jonas Wood or Kaws?