{"product_id":"kaws-untitled-from-the-tension-portfolio-2020","title":"KAWS - Untitled (from the Tension portfolio) 2019","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUntitled (from the Tension portfolio) 2019\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e KAWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88.9 × 58.4 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed, dated, and numbered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 copies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType of work:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition screenprint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntitled (from the Tension Portfolio)\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) is an individual print from KAWS's landmark \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e portfolio — a series of ten large-format abstract screenprints produced in 2019 that represent the most sustained and ambitious departure from figurative work in his graphic catalogue. Published here as a single impression by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne — one of Australia's most significant public art institutions and the host of KAWS's major 2019 survey exhibition — this print bears the institutional authority of a museum publication while retaining all the characteristics of KAWS's most coveted limited editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe NGV publication context is significant: the \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e prints were issued in conjunction with KAWS's 2019 Melbourne retrospective, making this impression a documented record of one of the defining institutional moments of his career — the point at which the art world's most prestigious public museum framework embraced a practice that had grown from Brooklyn street art into global cultural phenomenon. The Saunders Waterford paper — a premium British cotton rag with a characteristic cold-pressed surface, associated with the finest traditions of watercolour and fine art printing — gives the screenprinted colours a depth and a textural warmth that the smoother papers of other \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e editions cannot achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe abstract vocabulary of the \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e series — interlocking colour fields, gestural curves, dripping lines, the full chromatic spectrum deployed in dense layered compositions — reveals the formal intelligence beneath KAWS's figurative practice: the same control of colour, edge, and surface that makes his Companion figures so visually commanding operating here without the figurative anchor, in pure painterly space. Signed, dated, and numbered \"51\/100 KAWS 19\" in the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"collection KAWS\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/kaws?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=kaws\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by KAWS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original KAWS screenprint?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original screenprint in colours on Saunders Waterford, signed, dated and numbered \"51\/100 KAWS 19\" by the artist, from an edition of 100 published by the NGV, Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100 impressions. This example is numbered 51\/100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho published this work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, Australia — one of Australia's most significant public art institutions, which published this edition in conjunction with KAWS's 2019 survey exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does this differ from the complete Tension portfolio?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe complete \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e portfolio comprises ten prints in a clamshell box, published in an edition of 100. This impression is a single print from the same series, published separately by the NGV for its 2019 exhibition — distinct from the complete portfolio in its institutional context and its publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Saunders Waterford paper?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA premium British cotton rag paper with a characteristic cold-pressed surface — one of the most respected fine art printing papers, associated with the highest traditions of watercolour and printmaking, giving the screenprinted colours depth and textural warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging for large-format works on paper, full insurance, and shipment tracking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSelected for you — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/fr\/collections\/yayoi-kusama?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=kusama\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eYayoi Kusama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's collection, discover it now !\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAWS","offers":[{"title":"88.9 x 58.4 cm","offer_id":54882366226778,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/Untitled_fromtheTensionportfolio.png?v=1790761892","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/fr\/products\/kaws-untitled-from-the-tension-portfolio-2020","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}