CLOT continues to work with Japanese artist Madsaki on their Alienegra design pieces. For Spring 2012 they have also brought Brooklyn artist Kaws into the mix and he added his signature cross eye ‘X’ design to the existing design by Madsaki, resulting in a very vibrant overall look. The parka hoodie will be released on February 10th, 2012, at Juice stores.

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Original Fake gets together with Atlanta retailer Wish. The t-shirt collaboration features the Companion character by artist Kaws on the front, holding the letters ‘WISH’, while the ‘ATL’ letters are floating around in the air. Look out for a release in the coming weeks.

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This week Original Fake introduces their new ‘Stop in the Name of Humanity’ canvas tote bags for Spring/Summer 2012. The heavy canvas totes come in overall three colorways, featuring the trademark Companion character by artist Kaws on the front. Look out for these at retailers soon.

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Here’s a closer look at the OriginalFake x Medicom Toy KAWS PARTNERS figure that hits retail on January 28, 2012. In this latest release, artist KAWS aka Brian Donnelly created a toy version of himself standing alongside his most well-known creation, the Companion – a scene reminiscent of the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse at Disney World, Florida. Find the KAWS version at colette and other select accounts.

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Medicom Toy and Kaws have unveiled their latest Original Fake figure. The toy depicts the artist himself standing over a cowering Companion, both of whom appear to be cast in bronze. Bow down. Available Saturday January 28, 2012 for approximately $190 USD.

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Today the collaborative brand by Medicom and New York artist Kaws, Original Fake, revealed their new Spring/Summer 2012 Collection. As usual the artist’s graphics find their way onto almost every garment. Overall the line continues to present a well curated series of garments, including outerwear, graphic t-shirts, denim, shirts and of course a wealth of great accessories.

Check out the full Original Fake Spring/Summer 2012 Collection preview after the jump.

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In this latest collaboration between Original Fake and store Invincible a Kaws character returns that we have not seen in a long time – Bendy. Wrapping around the Invincible logo on the front of the tees, the back feature the signature Kaws ‘X’ eyes. The t-shirt comes in overall three colorways and releases on January 14th, 2012.

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With 2012 being the alleged end of the world, you better plan accordingly. If art exhibits are your thing, then this list of 25 of the most anticipated exhibitions of 2012, as put together by Complex, can help make sure you are set for the year as far as that goes. Some big shows are happening globally this year including a large-scale exhibition chronicling Keith Haring’s early career, Rosson Crow at Honor Fraser, Kaws’ Down Time exhibition, Os Gemeos at Prism LA, and about 21 others as shown here.

Take a look at the others after the jump.

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fragment design has once again teamed up with Original Fake and presents a t-shirt collaboration for the new year. The OF Circle Girl returns in a pink colorway with fragment logo on top. A release of the tee is scheduled for January 3rd, 2012.

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On Friday the latest Kaws museum exhibition opened its doors at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Entitled ‘Focus:Kaws” the exhibition includes a series of new monotone and colorful paintings by the Brooklyn artist, along with some new supersized sculptures, including a monotone Dissected Companion sculpture. The exhibition will be open until February 19th, 2012.

Take a tour of the exhibition after the jump.

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After the Joe Kaws Snoopy toy and the Halloween t-shirts, Peanuts teams up once again with artist Kaws and his brand Original Fake. Perfect as a Christmas gift, the two present the ‘Joe Kaws’ Mug. The mug features the same graphic as the t-shirt that was released along with the toy a while ago and will drop in time for the holidays, on December 17th, 2011.

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This week Original Fake will release the new Companion Snowman T-Shirt. Perfectly fitting the season, the t-shirt features the iconic Kaws Companion character building a snowman. The tee comes in a series of colors and will officially drop on December 10th, 2011.

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Initially produced for his Tokyo exhibition, we can give you a good look at the collaborative t-shirt by artists Eric Elms and Kaws today. Eric Elms’ Kilroy character meets the Companion character by Kaws for the tee. Surprisingly, the t-shirt is not produced under the Original Fake brand, but rather specifically for the exhibition and is also branded as such.

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For the 2011 Winter Luxury Issue of Whitewall Magazine, they invited Brooklyn artist Kaws to design the cover in two versions. In addition to the covers, the magazine also included a 12-page Kaws studio visit in the issue, “including an in-depth interview, portraits of the artist, images of his new work, and KAWS’ own sketches and blueprints of his sculptures and paintings.” The magazine will be released in time for Art Basel Miami, December 2011.

You can pre-order the issue here.

Take a detailed look at the 12-page spread after the jump.

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We reported not long ago regarding a new KAWS exhibition taking place at Atlanta’s High Museum and it looks as if things are moving along quite nicely. Wish was on hand to snap some photos of one of the artist’s large scale Companions as it is being set up for the upcoming exhibit.

Take a closer look after the jump.

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We  have reported several times about the Takashi Murakami organized charity auction “New Day: Artists for Japan”, in association with Christie’s. The event finally took place Wednesday morning in New York City and was jam packed with both collectors and fans of the Japanese artist. Participating artists included Zeng Fanzhi, Mark Grotjahn, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, KAWS, Jeff Koons, Friedrich Kunath, Mr., Yoshimoto Nara, Gabriel Orozco, Anselm Reyle, Cindy Sherman, Aya Takano and Luc Tuymans.

Our favorite, Kaws, got a record high for his “Kawsbob Enters the Strange Forest” (2011) painting, at a whooping 155′000 USD. Having followed him now for such a long time, it is great seeing him come this far. A price war between the Paris dealer of the artist, Emmanuel Perrotin, and one of his clients, forced the price up to 155′000 USD.

The highest piece of work sold during the auction, was the Jeff Koons “Balloon Monkey Wall Relief” for exactly 1′000′000 USD. All in all the auction raised almost 9 Million USD for the Japanese earthquake victims, which is simply incredible. (Via AI)

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Just before Christmas, Harbour City in Hong Kong will be releasing collaborative plastic tote bags with New York artist Kaws and AllRightsReserved. Entitled “Santa Cross Is Coming To City”, the tote bags feature a Kaws Companion character dressed up as Santa and they come in two colorways. These will be available at Harbour City on 17th and 18th of December, 2011. (Via Easttouch)

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This week Parisian concept store colette launched the Hennessy x Kaws VS Cognac Bottle. Aside from the original one, that we already presented a while ago, they also released a special colette edition of the bottle. It features the same Kaws designs in the trademark colette blue and it is limited to 213 bottles, the house number of the store, located on the Rue Saint Honore in Paris.

You can buy it now here.

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Auction house Christie’s will be teaming up with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and his company Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. to support the victims of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku-Pacific earthquake in Japan. For the occasion a dedicated section of their November 9th, 2011, auction in New York was given to Murakami. Murakami contributed works himself to be auction off and chose other works from some of contemporary art’s biggest names to support the event. Works by Zeng Fanzhi, Mark Grotjahn, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, KAWS, Jeff Koons, Friedrich Kunath, Mr., Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Gabriel Orozco, Anselm Reyle, Cindy Sherman, Aya Takano, and Luc Tuymans will be part of the sale.

Gagosian Gallery will be holding a preview of the works from the auction, from Wednesday, October 26th to Friday, October 28th at their Madison Avenue Gallery in New York.

A preview of the works follows after the jump.

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Next to the Snoopy ‘Kaws Version’ vinyl toy, Original Fake and Peanuts also present a Halloween t-shirt for Holiday 2011. The t-shirt comes in three colorways and will be released along with the toy on October 28th, 2011.

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