KAWS: He Eats Alone Exhibition
Curated by Germano Celant, the solo show explores Brian Donelly’s career and vast oeuvre and features painting and sculpture made over the past 20 years. KAWS’ imagery has long possessed a sophisticated, dark humour, revealing the interplay between art and consumerism, referencing both art history and pop culture. Donnelly began his career in street art in the 1990s, becoming synonymous with the name KAWS, a tag that became a staple in his ‘sub-vertisments’ (modifications of commercial works). In addition to more than 40 major pieces exhibited in the Garage Gallery, examples of commercial collaborations designed by KAWS, among them sneakers, skateboards, and toys are on view in a separate archive above Café 999. A massive 5-meter-tall sculpture in the Fire Station courtyard and an inflatable 40-meter public artwork at the Dhow Harbour, also serve to highlight the exhibition.
The exhibition design features a series of seemingly random wall fragments and pedestals that form loosely organized galleries. The archive is contained in a cluster of dramatic, precariously balanced vitrines up to 10m long. The exterior of the museum is wrapped in a two story black and white site specific drawing that afford framed views to the courtyard. The jumbled organization is reflected in the typographic branding produced in collaboration Morcos Key and Qatar Museums.
Location
Year
Status
Type
Scale
Client
Collaborator
Photo
Doha, Qatar
Summer 2019
Completed
Exhibition
800 m2
Qatar Museums
Morcos Key
Jonty Wilde