KAWS + Warhol UT Collection and Art Book

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO announces the launch of a new UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) collection commemorating the KAWS + Warhol exhibition currently on view at The Andy Warhol Museum in the United States, which will also tour internationally. Items will be available at UNIQLO stores worldwide and via the uniqlo.com online store from Friday, August 23rd. 

UNIQLO presents a new unique collaboration between Andy Warhol (1928-1987), a seminal figure in 20th-century art, and KAWS, a leading artist in contemporary art. Combining iconography from both artist’s well-known bodies of work, the collection gives everyone an opportunity to feel close to their art. An art book for the KAWS + Warhol exhibition will also be available exclusively at UNIQLO stores and through uniqlo.com in advance of the publisher’s general release.

 

Capsule collection from sweats to jackets

The KAWS + Warhol UT Collection, available in full exclusively at UNIQLO*, was made in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which has for many years continued Warhol’s legacy by presenting art to the world through commercial products created with UNIQLO. The wide range of designs feature KAWS’s popular characters together with Warhol’s famous imagery. Along with T-shirts, the capsule collection includes sweatshirts, coach jackets, socks, tote bags, and a kids’ lineup. All customers, from adults to children, can enjoy the worlds of KAWS and Andy Warhol.

*   Some items from the collection will also be available for purchase at the exhibition.

 

Art book global pre-release

An art book for The KAWS + Warhol exhibition will be available exclusively at UNIQLO stores nationwide and the UNIQLO online store in advance of the publisher’s general release. This new book showcases the art of KAWS and Andy Warhol side-by-side, drawing comparisons and new meanings between two of the most popular artists of the modern era in a way that has never been done before. The substantial content includes an interview with KAWS, essays by art historians and curators, and installation views from the exhibition*. Customers who purchase the book from UNIQLO will also receive a limited edition shoulder bag as a gift. UNIQLO will also conduct a social media campaign that gives customers the chance to win a copy of the art book autographed by KAWS. Furthermore, a huge display of KAWS’s “COMPANION” and reproductions of Warhol artwork featured in the apparel collection will be featured at UNIQLO stores around the world. In the Philippines, special displays will be installed in the UNIQLO Manila Flagship Store in Glorietta 5, and in UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia.

*   The art book can be purchased through the website of the publisher (Phaidon Press) from August 23 (Friday), but won’t be shipped until the end of September.

Collaboration Overview

Product lineup:

MEN Short Sleeve T-shirt                                     4 designs     Php 790

MEN Sweatshirt                                                    2 designs      Php 1490

MEN Sweatpants                                                  2 designs      Php 1490

MEN Coach Jacket                                               2 designs      Php 2990

MEN Socks                                                           4 designs     1 pair for Php 200 /3 pairs for Php 590

KIDS Short Sleeve T-shirt                                    3 designs      Php 590

KIDS Sweatshirt                                                  2 designs       Php 990

KIDS Sweatpants                                                2 designs       Php 990

KIDS Coach Jacket                                            1 design         Php 1990

GOODS Tote Bag                                               2 designs      Php 990

KAWS ARTBOOK                                                                    Php3990

* Items may not be available at some stores. KIDS items available only at stores with a KIDS section, and through the online store.

 

Limited edition shoulder bag gift

Customers who purchase the KAWS + Warhol ARTBOOK will receive a limited edition collaboration shoulder bag featuring a print with the KAWS character “BFF” and Warhol’s banana.

Notes:

• Gift limited to one per person buying an art book.
• Art books and shoulder bags available while stocks last.
• General sales of the art book to start at the end of September. See the website of publisher Phaidon Press for details.

 

For more information, visit UT Collection Special Website: https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/special-feature/ut-collection/kaws-warhol and KAWS + Warhol Exhibition Website: https://www.warhol.org/exhibition/kaws-warhol/.