KAWS, Two Works: (i) DARTH VADER; (ii) STORMTROOPER

2007; 2008
(i) stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, date and location of manufacture, and collaborator copyright '©2007 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved Designed by KAWS MEDICOM TOY 2007 CHINA' on the underside
(ii) stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, date and location of manufacture, and collaborator copyright '©2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved Designed by KAWS MEDICOM TOY 2008 CHINA' on the underside
painted cast vinyl
(i) 25.5 x 11.5 x 9 cm. (10 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
(ii) 24.5 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm. (9 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.)
(i) Produced by MEDICOM TOY and OriginalFake in 2007, this work is from a limited edition and is accompanied by its original box and a black fabric cape.
(ii) Produced by MEDICOM TOY and OriginalFake in 2008, this work is from a limited edition and is accompanied by its original box.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited:
Hong Kong, AllRightsReserved, KAWS: Passing Through, 4 October – 24 December 2010 (another example exhibited)
Connecticut, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, KAWS: Companion (Passing Through), 30 January - 5 June 2011 (another example exhibited)
Atlanta, GA, High Museum of Art, KAWS: Downtime, 18 February – 20 May 2012 (another example exhibited)
Berlin, me Collectors Room Berlin, ART & TOYS: Collection Selim Varol, 26 May – 16 September 2012 (another example exhibited)
Toronto, Design Exchange, This is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemporary Culture, 7 February – 25 May 2014 (another example exhibited)
Taipei ZhongXiao, Whitestone, KAWS: Gallery Collection, 21 April – 20 May 2018 (another example exhibited)

Literature:
Monica Ramirez-Montagut, KAWS 1993-2010, New York, 2010, p. 239, (another example illustrated)
Andrea Karnes, KAWS: Where the End Starts, Texas, 2017, p.184, (another example illustrated)