Exhibition curated by The Andy Warhol Museum will tour Tokyo and other cities around the world through 2027
Tokyo and Pittsburgh, Apr 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire) – Global Apparel retailer UNIQLO and The Andy Warhol Museum today revealed that UNIQLO will act as the Presenting Sponsor for the global run of KAWS + Warhol, opening May 18, 2024, at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The exhibition features works by Andy Warhol and KAWS side-by-side and is the first to examine the dark themes present beneath the signature bright colors and pop culture references both artists are known for. UNIQLO support for the exhibition builds on the company’s years-long partnerships with both of these iconic artists. Based on the company’s long-held philosophy of Art for All, UNIQLO strives to make art more accessible to everyone.
“The concept of Art for All has long been a core part of the UNIQLO LifeWear philosophy, so we are delighted to support this monumental exhibition of works by both Andy Warhol and KAWS in reaching as many people as possible,” said Koji Yanai, Senior Executive Officer of Fast Retailing, UNIQLO’s parent company. “This exhibition holds a special meaning for The Andy Warhol Museum, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. This is also an important year for UNIQLO as we welcome our 40th anniversary, which we are honored to welcome alongside our long-term partners and collaborators.”
The KAWS + Warhol exhibition will be on view at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from May 18, 2024, until January 20, 2025. The exhibition will tour internationally, stopping at Tokyo in 2026. UNIQLO will act as the Presenting Sponsor for the exhibition’s entire global tour to bring this collection of iconic works closer to the lives of people around the world.
“UNIQLO has a long association with both KAWS and Andy Warhol. The Andy Warhol Museum is honored to partner with UNIQLO to bring this extraordinary exhibition to a global audience.” said Patrick Moore, director of The Andy Warhol Museum and curator of KAWS + Warhol.
Andy Warhol’s art first appeared on UNIQLO products in 2004 under license with 安迪沃霍爾視覺藝術基金會 and has been continuously featured on T-shirts and other products ever since. KAWS first collaborated with UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) for the Spring/Summer season of 2016 and has had collaboration collections with the brand of graphic T-shirts ever since. Past UT collections featuring these iconic artists can be viewed on the UNIQLO UT Archive website: https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/feature/ut-archive/about/.
UNIQLO Art For All
For over a decade, UNIQLO has been committed to enhancing daily life through the appreciation of great art. The company endeavors to educate and increase public access and engagement with the most prominent art institutions in the world, including MoMA, Tate, the Louvre and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. These deep relationships with the world’s greatest museums are an expression of the UNIQLO LifeWear philosophy of Art for All.
About The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
About KAWS
KAWS engages audiences beyond the museums and galleries in which he regularly exhibits. Over the last two decades, KAWS has built a successful career with work that consistently shows his formal agility as an artist, as well as his underlying wit, irreverence, and affection for our times. He has collaborated extensively with UNIQLO, including by providing designs for the PEACE FOR ALL charity project in 2022, which was a huge worldwide success.
關於優衣庫LifeWear
源自日本簡約、品質和經久耐用價值觀的服裝。 LifeWear 的設計是為了時代和時代，它以現代優雅的方式製作，成為每個人風格的基石。 一件完美的襯衫，總是變得更加完美。 最簡單的設計隱藏了最周到和現代的細節。 最好的合身性和麵料，使所有人都能負擔得起且易於使用。 LifeWear是不斷推陳出新的服裝，為人們的生活帶來更多的溫暖、更多的輕盈、更好的設計、更好的舒適感。
關於優衣庫和迅銷
優衣庫是迅銷株式會社旗下的品牌，該公司是日本領先的零售控股公司，全球總部位於日本東京。 優衣庫是迅銷集團八個品牌中最大的一個，其他品牌分別是 GU、Theory、PLST、Comptoir des Cotonniers、Princese tam.tam、J Brand 和 Helmut Lang。 截至2.77 年2023 月31 日的2023 財年，迅銷集團的全球銷售額約為18.92 兆日圓（2023 億美元，使用截至1 年146.2 月末的匯率XNUMX 美元= XNUMX 日圓以日圓計算） ，是全球最大的服飾零售企業之一公司，優衣庫是日本領先的專業零售商。
優衣庫繼續在世界上一些最重要的城市和地點開設大型商店，作為其鞏固全球品牌地位的持續努力的一部分。 如今，該公司在全球共有 2,400 多家優衣庫門市，包括日本、亞洲、歐洲和北美。 迅銷旗下品牌的門市總數現已接近 3,600 家。
迅銷公司以“改變服裝、改變傳統智慧、改變世界”為企業宣言，致力於創造具有新穎獨特價值的優質服裝，以豐富世界各地人們的生活。 有關優衣庫和迅銷的更多信息，請訪問 www.uniqlo.com 和 www.fastretailing.com.
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