One of the world’s most acclaimed artists, KAWS (Brian Donnelly) brings the same level of complexity and skill to his printmaking as he does to his painting, sculpture, and editioned works, which unite the worlds of design, popular culture, and fine art. Since his groundbreaking exhibition at the High in 2012, KAWS has taken the world by storm with monumental sculptural installations and major exhibitions across the United States, Asia, and Europe. His work is known by millions worldwide because, from the outset of his career, he has embraced the democratic principle of making his work as accessible as possible in the tradition of American pop art through editions of multiples, toys, and prints.

KAWS’s work is grounded in a deep and sustained involvement with graphic art and printmaking, from his early “subvertisements” to the sumptuous, painstakingly crafted screenprints of the last decade. KAWS PRINTS will feature all KAWS’s editioned prints in the High’s collection, including the portfolios UPS AND DOWNS (2013), BLAME GAME (2014), NO REPLY (2015), MAN’S BEST FRIEND (2015), THE NEWS (2017), TENSION (2019), and URGE (2021), as well as single-image editions, bringing the pop art tradition of silkscreen printing—from Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Haring to KAWS—full circle.