Someone tell Swizz Beatz that is may be time to make space in his home (next to the 19-foot-tall sculpture he just had installed) because KAWS just announced that there is a new wooden giant heading to Harbour City in Hong Kong this September.
KAWS shared the drawing above of the 23-foot-tall piece on his Instagram today with the hashtag #CLEANSLATE. The figure shows the artist's iconic character carrying two smaller versions of itself in its arms. As Hypebeast points out, KAWS' first outdoor sculpture, the giant COMPANION (PASSINGTHROUGH), also made its debut in Hong Kong back in 2010. The artist seems to be going bigger and more complex with each new sculpture, so we can only imagine how tall his wooden pieces will be in 2018.
CLEAN SLATE will be on display for the public beginning September 18. KAWS also recently announced an exhibition closer to home at the Honor Fraser Gallery in Los Angeles. Opening on September 13, this will be his third exhibition at the gallery and will feature new works, including homages to the work of Peanuts creator, Charles M. Schulz.
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UPDATE SEPT. 17 10:10 A.M. ET: KAWS shared a picture of CLEAN SLATE, which has finally been installed in Hong Kong, on Instagram today. With clear storm clouds rolling in, the artist captioned his picture, "(If someone could bring a six meter round umbrella that would be great, thanks!)."
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