{"product_id":"small-lie-set-gray-brown-and-black-variants","title":"Small Lie Set (Gray, Brown and Black Variants)","description":"\u003cp\u003e*APC ART is pleased to present KAWS’ “SMALL LIE” complete three-figure set (Brown, Black and Gray variants), executed in painted cast vinyl and measuring 27.9 cm x 11.4 cm (11 x 4.5 inches) each, signed and titled in the plate on the underside “KAWS…’17” “SMALL LIE” and published by the artist through KAWSONE in 2017 as part of a time-released, limited open-edition format.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*KAWS — born Brian Donnelly — stands among the most important and universally recognized artists of the 21st century. Emerging from the New York graffiti underground of the 1990s, he redefined the visual language of contemporary art by collapsing the boundaries between fine art, global consumer culture, design, fashion, and monumental public sculpture. From his early interventions on bus shelters and phone-booth advertisements to museum exhibitions and permanent public installations across the world, KAWS has built a practice that is both critically respected and globally collected. His work resides in major institutional collections including The Brooklyn Museum, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, The High Museum of Art, The Yuz Museum, The National Gallery of Victoria and others, while his market is driven by a collector base that spans blue-chip private collections, major fashion figures, music icons, athletes, and leading patrons of contemporary art.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The “SMALL LIE” figure represents one of the most emotionally resonant sculptural forms within the artist’s oeuvre. The slumped posture — head bowed, arms hanging, body folding inward — transforms the familiar cartoon-derived COMPANION anatomy into a deeply human gesture of vulnerability, introspection and quiet psychological weight. It is this ability to extract genuine emotion from a stylized, universally recognizable form that has made KAWS one of the defining artists of his generation.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*These figures are directly tied to the monumental public sculpture “SMALL LIE,” commissioned in collaboration with Qatar Museums — a 30-foot-tall work constructed in African hardwood, following the earlier large-scale presentation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England in 2016. By translating a museum-scale public sculpture into an intimate, hand-finished collectible format, KAWS continues his long-standing practice of allowing his most important sculptural ideas to exist simultaneously in institutional, public and private contexts.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The trio functions not simply as three individual objects but as a complete sculptural composition. The tonal progression — Brown, Black and Gray — emphasizes silhouette, shadow and form, allowing the viewer to read the figure as pure structure and gesture. Displayed together, the repetition becomes conceptual: a meditation on identity, emotional universality and the multiplicity of the self.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*KAWS’ open-edition releases are widely understood within the market to be limited, time-based productions rather than true unlimited editions. Once the release window closes, production ceases permanently, and complete matching sets in preserved condition become increasingly difficult to assemble — particularly across all three primary colorways.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*This complete set represents one of the most iconic and historically significant vinyl sculptural releases in KAWS’ career — a direct extension of a major institutional public artwork and a cornerstone acquisition for any serious contemporary collection focused on the evolution of 21st-century sculpture.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*All works are in hand and ready for immediate shipment. APC ART is pleased to advise on museum-quality display and archival presentation options upon request.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*A definitive KAWS sculptural statement — emotionally powerful, globally recognized and investment-grade in both cultural and market significance.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY BY APC ART* \u003cbr\u003e*MIA • ATL • NYC • LA • LONDON • PARIS • TOKYO* \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteps to Self-Compassion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe works are brand new, sealed in original packaging. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAWS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48806408814746,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/8917\/2122\/files\/larger_902aa41c-14ba-41b6-ab12-832563c19760.jpg?v=1784832485","url":"https:\/\/apc-art.com\/products\/small-lie-set-gray-brown-and-black-variants","provider":"APC Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}