{"product_id":"kaws-companion-flayed-magnets-set-of-three-ngv-2019","title":"KAWS Companion Flayed Magnets, Three-Piece Set, 2019 National Gallery of Victoria Edition, Sealed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThree slim magnets, each a standing Companion Flayed with one half of the body opened to show a bright, toy-like anatomy of organs and bones: a set from KAWS's 2019 exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKAWS, the name of the New York artist Brian Donnelly, introduced Companion in 1999: a cartoon figure with a skull-and-crossbones head, crossed-out eyes and gloved hands. Over two decades it has appeared as vinyl toys, monumental sculpture and paintings, and it was the centrepiece of his 2019 exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Companionship in the Age of Loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Flayed version is one of the most recognisable variations: one side of the figure is peeled back like an anatomical model, revealing a heart, lungs and ribs drawn in candy colours. It turns a cartoon into something closer to a medical illustration, and the contrast is both funny and unsettling. Here the three colourways line up side by side, each cut to the outline of the figure with a white border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set is described as bought at the National Gallery of Victoria and kept sealed and unused since. It makes an easy, affordable way into the world of KAWS, or a small gift for a collector who already owns the figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e KAWS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Companion Flayed magnets, set of three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued by:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 9 x 5 cm (3.5 x 2 in) each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as new and unopened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKept sealed since purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (unused, as new)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails are given as the description states them. Keep away from electronic cards and screens, and wipe with a dry cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan in a padded box, insured and tracked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuties and taxes are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer. The newest arrivals wait in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/just-arrived\"\u003eJust Arrived\u003c\/a\u003e, and our concierge can find related works on request through \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003ethe Hunting Salon\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeeking KAWS figures and editions? Our Hunting Salon™ traces them through private collections in Japan, then inspects and delivers them. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: KAWS Companion Flayed magnets · KAWS NGV merchandise · KAWS Companion collectible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KAWS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54482808668453,"sku":"JP-CL-S799477028","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/kaws-companion-flayed-magnets-ngv-01.jpg?v=1794588688","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/fr\/products\/kaws-companion-flayed-magnets-set-of-three-ngv-2019","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}