Rizzoli has amounted a series of very strong titles on and by people from our culture in the last couple of years. For Spring/Summer 2010 the book publisher will come out with the Supreme book by Aaron Bondaroff and today we learned that a book entirely concentrating on the life and career of New York artist Kaws will also be released.

“This comprehensive monograph explores KAWS’s art career in depth, from his early street art interventions to his recent send-ups of familiar cultural icons. With wit, irreverence, and even affection, KAWS takes infa- mous entertainment characters such as the Simpsons and the Smurfs and traps them in plastic blister packages while reinterpreting their appearance. The packaged “Kimpsons” and “Kurfs” are new types of hybrid artworks that both serve and criticize contemporary consumer culture. Also featured is KAWS’s astute and prolific body of commercial work, including apparel from his Japanese store OriginalFake, a partnership with Medicom Toy, as well as product design, limited-edition toys, graphic designs; collaborations with architect Masamichi Katayama and artists Hajime Sorayama, Todd James, and Mark Dean Veca; collaborations with companies including Comme des Garçons, Levis, Lucas Films, The Simpsons, Nike, Supreme, and Marc Jacobs; and Japanese companies such as A Bathing Ape, Undercover, and Visvim.”

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum will hold a large Kaws exhibition from June 27th until January 2nd 2011 and for the opening of the exhibition the book will also be released. We will keep you posted!

After already designing several of their single covers, we can now also preview the final album artwork, which was once again done by artist Kaws. The much anticipated album will be hitting stores December 8th.

A full track list follows after the jump.

Today we can announce two exciting exhibitions coming from the O.H.W.O.W. camp. The “It Ain’t Fair 2009″ exhibition brings together the O.H.W.O.W. artist community, featuring over 40 artists, as a group exhibition. Opening night will be highlighted by the screening of Cyprien Gaillard’s Cities of Gold and Mirrors accompanied by a performance by French symphonic composer Koudlam.

IT AIN’t FAIR 2009
Art Basel 2009
December 2 – 6, 2009
3100 NW 7 Avenue / Miami / Florida / 33127

Stages, a collaborative exhibition organized by Nike Sportswear and Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong organisation, will hit its third stop in Miami, after starting in Paris and recently opening in New York City. Artists included in the exhibition are Cai Guo-Qiang, Rosson Crow, Jules de Balincourt, Dzine, Shepard Fairey, Futura, Andreas Gursky, KAWS, Geoff McFetridge, Yoshitomo Nara, Catherine Opie, Os Gemeos, Erik Parker, José Parlá, Raymond Pettibon, Lari Pittman, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Kenny Scharf, Eric White, Christopher Wool, Dustin Yellin and Aaron Young.

STAGES
Art Basel 2009
December 3 – 6, 2009
888 Biscayne Blvd. / Miami / Florida / 33132

Last but not least the legendary Max Fish bar from Downtown New York will be opening up in Miami during Art Basel. Taking over a functioning bar space in downtown Miami, the team will be recreating an art installation out of the core elements of the Lower East Side location and importing it’s colorful cast of characters for the week. With a prime location downtown Miami, it will most definitley be the common meeting point for Art Basel attendees and act as the main clubhouse for all of the creative community during the fair week. A full lineup of live bands and dj’s will be performing nightly during ther week as well as movie screenings in an outdoor space.

MAX FISH
20 Year Anniversary
December 2 – 6, 2009
28 NE 14 Street / Miami / Florida / 33132

Both exhibitions and Max Fish Miami are a must see during Art Basel Miami 2009.

The full exhibition fliers follow after the jump.

We gave you a first look at the collaborative Kaws and Kiehl’s products earlier this week. Together they have also worked on a limited edition of Kiehl’s well known “Crème de Corps” redesigned by the artist, with bottle caps exclusively designed for colette. This product will be available by the end of the month, with 100% of the profits going to “Les Orphelins du Sida”. Cool product for a good cause. (Yeah, we know. But it really is a good cause.)

New York artist Kaws has teamed up with non-profit RxArt and with premium cosmetics brand Kiehl’s. The outcome is a special skin moisterizer that features the art of Kaws prominently on most parts of the bottle.

“With prices ranging from $26 -$70, you can feel good about indulging in one of the 3 available sizes. 100% of profits will benefit RxArt’s continuing mission of curating installations in hospital settings across the United States.”

Take a more detailed look at the Kaws designed bottles after the jump.

After Paris, the STAGES exhibition, a joint effort by Nike Sportswear and Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong foundation, has opened its doors in New York this week. Once again artists including Tom Sachs, Jose Parla, Kenny Scharf, Shepard Fairey, Kaws, JR, Richard Prince, Andreas Gursky and other art heavy hitters, were represented with custom works in the exhibition.

Take a tour of the STAGES New York exhibition, which takes place at Deitch Projects, after the jump.

The new November issue of Vogue France features an impressive photoshoot entitled “Graffiti-Couture”. Model Raquel Zimmerman is photographed in front of graffiti backgrounds in the latest couture. Vogue also commissioned Kaws to do some artwork for the pages. Similar to previous magazine appearances, the artist drew on top of the photos.

Take a more detailed look at the Vogue Paris November 2009 “Graffi-Couture” Photoshoot featuring KAWS after the jump.

New product from the Original Fake Fall/Winter 2009 Collection has been released for October. The drop includes the Dia Quilt Puff Jacket in four colorways and a Halloween-ready Monster t-shirt featuring The Wolfman from Canadian children’s TV show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. Now available for purchase at select retailers such as colette and Invincible.

More looks at the new Original Fake Fall/Winter 2009 product after the click.

For the latest issue of Complex Magazine, the publication teamed up with hip-hop duo Clipse and world renowned artist Kaws for their cover story. In an exclusive interview, the rappers speak on their clothing line Play Cloths, their upcoming album Till The Casket Drops and more. The issue will be released on October 6, 2009, but you can read the interview early at following link.

Check out the video below for more from the Clipse x Kaws Complex feature.

In a rather unexpected collaboration artist Kaws designed some special shopping bags for the Harbour City Mall in Hong Kong. The environmental shopping bags come in two colorways and will be available from next month at a special gift shop inside the mall. Via TK.