KAWS
ART & COMICS
From 10 October 2025
ALBERTINA MODERN, VIENNA
It was during the 1990s that the American artist KAWS first became famous for his graffiti. He painted over posters and advertisements in the public realm, crossing out the eyes of the depicted faces.
Crossed-out eyes are now the artist’s trademark, adorning his larger-than-life figurative sculptures. This exhibition at ALBERTINA MODERN places KAWS in dialog with women artists such as Katherine Bernhardt and Nicole Eisenmann and male artists such as Keith Haring, Claes Oldenburg, and numerous others.
Comics are conceived of as a universal mode of graphic narration in this survey of how they interact with contemporary artistic stances. Comic characters, with their universal codes that speak to all age groups and social classes, guide visitors through this presentation.
The exhibition is on view at the ALBERTINA MODERN Museum from 10 October 2025 to 19 April 2026.
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