KAWS x Hajime Sorayama, NO FUTURE COMPANION (Silver Chrome)

2008
incised with both artist's names, edition number, fabricator, date and location of manufacture 'KAWS.. Sorayama 491/500 MEDICOM TOY 2008 MADE IN CHINA' on an OriginalFake label on the underside
silver chrome coated metal
31.5 x 21.2 x 19.6 cm. (12 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Executed in 2008, this work is number 491 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by it original box.

Provenance:
Superman Toys, Hong Kong
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited:
Hong Kong, AllRightsReserved, KAWS: PASSING THROUGH, 4 October – 24 December 2010 (another example exhibited)
Ridgefield, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, KAWS: Companion (Passing Through), 30 January - 5 June 2011 (another example exhibited)
Toronto, Design Exchange, This is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemporary Culture, 7 February – 25 May 2014 (another example exhibited)

Literature:
Monica Ramirez-Montagut, KAWS 1993-2010, New York, 2010, p. 234 (another example illustrated)