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KAWS and WestOne American, b. 1974 and American, 20th Century, respectively Untitled Color screenprint, 2003, signed and numbered 10/14, in pencil. 18 x 18 inches Jersey City's KAWS (Brian Donnelly) gained early notoriety in the 90s for his "ad disruptions," which featured his anthropomorphic characters like the Chum and the Companion. Showcasing his crisp designs intertwined with the ads found on the sides of bus shelters - this early form of his work was somewhat akin to Haring's subway tar paper drawings, in that they were an illegal manipulation of public advertisements. Those same characters would later grace the covers of albums by Kanye West, as well as footwear for Nike and Vans. KAWS has had major exhibitions at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA. Part of the final generation of New York City graffiti artists to bomb the trains, WestOne made a fundamental change to his work after discovering Abstract Expressionism. Influenced by the work of Franz Kline and Robert Motherwell, WestOne abandoned the precision draftsmanship crucial to the crisp lettering prevalent in graffiti, in favor of a looser, freer style. His work has been exhibited at the Magda Danyz Gallery in France, the Factory in Tokyo, and the Joshua Liner Gallery in New York. C