KAWS Is Installing Massive Companion Sculptures in China

Permanent statues including a blue ‘BFF.’

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KAWS recently took to Instagram to announce the permanent installment of large-scale Companion sculptures in China. The first statues are currently being erected atop the Changsha IFS Tower in Hunan, spotlighting a blue BFF and the original grey variant both sitting on the edge of the newly-constructed skyscraper. The ongoing installations are curated by Hong Kong-based creative studio, AllRightsReserved (ARR).

Check out the sculptures above and find new KAWS artwork at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong.

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