In December 2022, AllRightsReserved marked its 20th anniversary by releasing a full set of twelve KAWS bronze sculptures through its DDT Store platform. Each piece reimagined a past design in cast bronze with a deep matte black finish, from HOLIDAY poses to smaller-scale Companion and BFF forms. The sculptures were engineered as “phygital” collectibles, arriving with a custom wood box, signed certificate of authenticity, and an NFC chip linking to a blockchain token for provenance.

This group of twelve bronze figures by KAWS marks a decisive moment in the artist’s evolution: the shift from singular icons to a fully articulated system of characters, emotions, and gestures. Unlike earlier works which each operate as standalone figures, this set must be understood as a constellation. It is not one sculpture repeated, but a curated ensemble of distinct poses and identities, brought together into a unified language. The edition of 250 reinforces this logic: not unique objects, but a controlled, serialized vocabulary.

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Introduction

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What immediately distinguishes this set is the extraordinary range of postures. We encounter seated figures, reclining bodies, characters covering their faces, others holding smaller companions, and even variations that introduce fur-like textures, expanding the traditional smooth surface of KAWS’ forms. Some figures appear contemplative, others exhausted, others withdrawn or protective.

KAWS is no longer presenting a single emotional archetype; he is mapping a spectrum of states. The recurrence of gestures—hands covering the face, bodies folded inward, figures lying down—creates a rhythm across the set. It is almost choreographic, as if each sculpture represents a moment within a larger emotional sequence.

The choice of bronze is particularly significant here. Unlike earlier vinyl editions that emphasized accessibility and circulation, bronze anchors these figures in permanence. It stabilizes what would otherwise be fleeting gestures. The soft, cartoon-derived forms are translated into a material historically associated with monumentality and endurance. Yet KAWS avoids traditional monumentality. The scale remains intimate, and the matte black finish absorbs light rather than dramatizing it. This restraint keeps the focus on form and posture rather than spectacle. The result is a paradox: ephemeral emotions rendered in permanent material.

This set represents a fundamental shift in KAWS’ practice, from icon to narrative. Earlier figures functioned as symbols: immediately recognizable, self-contained, almost logo-like. Here, meaning emerges through accumulation. Each figure gains resonance in relation to the others.

The presence of multiple characters—some interacting, some isolated—introduces the idea of relational space. A figure holding another suggests care or dependency; a figure lying down suggests exhaustion or withdrawal; a figure covering its face suggests refusal or avoidance. Taken together, the set reads almost like a silent narrative of contemporary emotional life.

Despite this expansion, the core vocabulary remains intact. The “XX” eyes persist as a unifying element, maintaining the sense of emotional opacity that defines KAWS’ work. The rounded anatomy, the simplified limbs, and the cartoon lineage all remain present. However, they are now deployed with greater subtlety. The figures are less about recognition and more about variation. Familiarity gives way to nuance. One also observes the integration of elements from earlier bodies of work. The introspection of Companion, the complicity and withdrawal of Accomplice, and the volumetric logic of Chum all converge within this ensemble. This set, in a way, synthesizes the entire KAWS universe into a single sculptural composition.

At its core, this group functions as a kind of emotional atlas. There is no single message, no overt narrative. Instead, the work accumulates meaning through repetition and variation. Each figure captures a state that is at once highly specific and broadly recognizable. The absence of facial expression, erased by the crossed-out eyes, forces the viewer to read the body. Emotion is conveyed through posture rather than features. This shift transforms the figures into mirrors rather than characters. In a broader sense, the set reflects a contemporary condition marked by introspection, fatigue, and fragmented connection. The figures coexist, yet rarely engage directly. Even when grouped, they remain psychologically separate.

This 2022 bronze set stands among the most sophisticated sculptural developments in KAWS’ career. It moves beyond the immediacy of the single figure and into a more complex, almost curatorial approach to form. It suggests that KAWS is no longer simply producing objects, but constructing systems—networks of meaning that unfold across multiple works. If Companion established the icon, and Chum explored appropriation, this set introduces something more mature: a language of variation, relation, and quiet narrative. It is, in many ways, KAWS at his most controlled—and perhaps his most revealing.

 

 

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BRONZE FIGURES, 2022

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BRONZE FIGURES

The complete set of 12 bronze figures
Medium: Bronze
Year: 2022
Various sizes, largest 4 x 15 x 14 cm (1 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches)
All boxes various sizes, largest 13.5 x 22 x 19.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches)
Edition: 250
Artist’s Proofs: 50 AP
Release Price:
HKD 21,980 per individual sculpture (around USD 2,820 at the time)
HKD 263,760 for the complete set (around USD 33,800)
Publisher: AllRightsReserved, Hong Kong

Including Shelter; Clean Slate; Space; Passing Through; Watching; Here Today; BFF; Good Morning; At This Time; Still Moment; Seeing; and Alone Time.

All incised with signature, date and numbering on the underside/reverse
Further signed, dated and numbered in white ink on the accompanying authenticity cards

1. BFF

BFF from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 16 x 4.5 x 4 cm (6-3/8 x 1-5/8 x 1-4/8 inches)

2. Space

Space from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 14.5 x 5 x 5 cm (5-1/2 x 2 x 2 inches)

3. Clean Slate

Clean Slate from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 15x6x7 cm (5-7/8 x 2-3/8 x 2-3/4 inches)

4. Watching

Watching from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 17x8x8 cm (6-5/8 x 3-1/8 x 3-1/8 inches)

5. Still Moment

Still Moment from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 8x9x11 cm (3-1/8 x 3-5/8 x 4-3/8 inches)

6. Passing Through

Passing Through from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 11x5x7 cm (4-3/8 x 2 x 2-3/4 inches)

7. Alone Time

Alone Time from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 3x15x13 cm (1-1/8 x 5-7/8 x 5-1/8 inches)

8. Shelter

Shelter from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 9x8x8 cm (3-1/2 x 3-1/8 x 3-1/8 inches)

9. Good Morning

Good Morning from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 4.5 x 14.5 x 6 cm (1-5/8 x 5-1/2 x 2-3/8 inches)

10. At This Time

At This Time from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 15 x 5 x 4.5 cm (5-7/8 x 2 x 1-5/8 inches)

11. Here Today

Here Today from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 4 x 14 x 5.5 cm (1-5/8 x 5-1/2 x 2 inches)

12. Seeing

Seeing from Bronze Figures
Dimensions: 18x10x8 cm (7-1/8 x 3-7/8 x 3-1/8 inches)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Complete Sets

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Rago: 18 March 2026
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 25,600

KAWS (Brian Donnelly) (b.1974)
AllRightsReserved’s 20th Anniversary (complete set of twelve works), 2022
Painted bronze
Impressed signature, date and number to underside of each figure ‘KAWS..22 AP 35/50’
This complete set of twelve works is artist’s proof 35 of 50 apart from the edition of 250
Published by AllRightsReserved, Hong Kong
Each sold with original wooden box including signed, dated and numbered certificate of authenticity card

Artcurial Paris: 6 November 2024
Estimated: EUR 25,000 – 35,000
EUR 32,800 / USD 35,205

 

KAWS
Bronze Figures, 2022
Bronze with black patina
Each with engraved signature, dated and numbered 143/250
In their original screenprinted box (each)

Phillips London: 17 January 2024
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 27,940 / USD 35,385

 

 

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Single Sculptures

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Here Today, 2022

Christie’s online: 1 October 2024
Estimated: GBP 2,000 – 3,000
GBP 1,890 / USD 2,490

KAWS (B. 1974)
Here Today, from: Bronze Figures, 2022
Bronze sculpture
Engraved with the artist’s signature, dated and numbered 153/250
Additionally signed and numbered in white ink on the authenticity card
Published by AllRightsReserved, Hong Kong
In the original wooden box

Shelter, 2022

Christie’s online: 26 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 3,000 – 5,000
GBP 2,772 / USD 3,545

KAWS (B. 1974)
Shelter, from: Bronze Figures, 2022
Bronze sculpture
Engraved with the artist’s signature, dated and numbered 153/250
Additionally signed and numbered in white ink on the authenticity card
Published by AllRightsReserved, Hong Kong
In the original wooden box

Good Morning, 2022

Christie’s online: 26 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 3,000 – 5,000
GBP 2,772 / USD 3,545

KAWS (B. 1974)
Good Morning, from: Bronze Figures, 2022
Bronze sculpture
Engraved with the artist’s signature, dated and numbered 153/250
Additionally signed and numbered in white ink on the authenticity card
Published by AllRightsReserved, Hong Kong
In the original wooden box

BFF, 2022

Christie’s online: 28 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 4,000 – 6,000
GBP 6,048 / USD 7,545

KAWS (B. 1974)
BFF, from: Bronze Figures, 2022
Bronze sculpture
Engraved with the artist’s signature, dated and numbered 204/250
Additionally signed and numbered in white ink on the authenticity card
Published by AllRightsReserved, Hong Kong
In the original wooden box

Passing Through, 2022

Christie’s London: 28 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 4,000 – 6,000
GBP 4,032 / USD 5,030

KAWS (B. 1974)
Passing Through, from: Bronze Figures, 2022
Bronze sculpture
Engraved with the artist’s signature, dated and numbered 204/250
Additionally signed and numbered in white ink on the authenticity card