KAWS

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All Levels

This resource has been designed to support school and gallery based learning for the exhibition KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness.

Learning Objectives

Identify and discuss how key themes, concepts and ideas are expressed in KAWS’s work.
Identify and explain important influences on KAWS’s choices in art making.
Explore how KAWS uses materials, techniques, technologies and processes to realise the intentions in his artworks.
Identify and connect specific features of KAWS’s work to a wider social and commercial context.

Resources

KAWS - Teacher Resource
This powerpoint presentation introduces KAWS and highlights key themes from the exhibition. It includes teacher notes and discussion prompts for students.