KAWS BFF Blue 2019 National Gallery of Victoria Exhibition Poster, A2, Unused
KAWS BFF Blue 2019 National Gallery of Victoria Exhibition Poster, A2, Unused
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Blue on Blue
KAWS's BFF holds up the gallery's initials like a fan at a match. Simple, graphic and warm, it was the face of his Melbourne show.
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Described as new and unopened, kept flat since purchase.
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A furry blue BFF with crossed-out eyes holds up a black NGV sign against a deep blue ground: the KAWS exhibition poster from the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2019, at A2.
The Piece
BFF is one of KAWS's best-loved characters, a shaggy, cheerful figure who borrows from children's television and wears the artist's trademark X eyes. For his major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, which ran from 20 September 2019 to 13 April 2020, BFF was photographed holding the gallery's initials like a placard, and the image became the face of the show.
The design is simple and strong: KAWS in white capitals above, the blue figure standing in the centre, the dates and the gallery name set in a classic serif below. Blue on blue gives the sheet a calm, almost monochrome depth that suits a modern room.
It is kept sealed and unused since.
Details
- Artist: KAWS
- Title: BFF, exhibition poster (blue)
- Year: 2019
- Medium: Offset print
- Edition: None
- Signature: Unsigned
- Sheet: A2, 59.4 x 42 cm (23.4 x 16.5 in)
- Frame: Unframed
- Condition: New, unopened
Condition
- New and unopened.
- Kept flat as a sheet since purchase.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Frame behind UV-filtering glazing with acid-free mounts, and hang away from sun and damp.
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The sheet travels flat, never rolled, between rigid boards in a box packed by hand in Japan, insured and tracked.
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