Brooklyn-based artist KAWS celebrates his biggest installation to date, a 118-foot-long blow-up Companion. The giant, seated Companion will be officially launched in at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan from January 19-27, 2019.
In advance of the event KAWS shared a test of the blow up. On Instagram, he wrote, “Ok, so it’s a little hard to do a test inflation without someone leaking images so I guess I’ll post this one as well… Sorry whoever’s parking lot we blocked again, this is not the final location.”
The installation will commemorated with a capsule of Companion-related merch. Priced from $50 to $199, items include vinyl version of the blow-up Companion, ceramic plates, t-shirts, and tote bags featuring a Taiwanese steamed bun called xiaolongbao.
Merchandise will be available at the Juice store, starting January 19th. The range will also be stocked on juicestore.com.
Check out the giant Companion and the merch below.
