{"product_id":"kaws-tension-portfolio-of-10-prints","title":"KAWS , Tension (Portfolio of 10 Prints)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUntitled (from the Tension portfolio) 2019\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e KAWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tension — Portfolio of 10 Prints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 screenprints in colours on woven paper, plus cover sheet, in lipped clamshell portfolio box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 89 × 58.5 cm (35 × 23 in) each\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 — hand-signed by the artist lower right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New — original invoice included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete limited edition portfolio — 10 prints + cover sheet + clamshell box\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\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) is one of the most significant and ambitious portfolios in KAWS's graphic catalogue — a complete set of 10 large-format screenprints in colours, packaged in a lipped clamshell portfolio box, representing a sustained and fully developed exploration of the abstract visual language that KAWS has been developing in parallel to his figurative practice. Each of the ten prints presents a dense, interlocking field of coloured forms — sweeping curves, angular planes, dripping gestures, looping lines — in a palette that moves across the full chromatic spectrum: cobalt and teal, crimson and orange, yellow and green, purple and brown, each print a distinct colour world within a consistent formal vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e prints reveal KAWS at his most formally adventurous and least immediately recognisable — no Companion, no X-crossed eyes, no figurative reference. Instead, the compositions draw on the tradition of American abstraction — the gestural energy of Abstract Expressionism, the flat colour fields of hard-edge painting, the graphic dynamism of graffiti and street art — and synthesise them into something that is simultaneously art-historically informed and entirely of its moment. The \"tension\" of the title is felt across each composition: between the controlled and the spontaneous, the flat and the spatial, the decorative and the structural, the organic and the geometric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePresented in a lipped clamshell portfolio box with a cover sheet — the standard of presentation for the most significant print portfolios of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from Warhol's \u003cem\u003eMarilyn\u003c\/em\u003e to Hockney's \u003cem\u003eHollywood Hills\u003c\/em\u003e — this complete set is hand-signed by the artist on the lower right of each print. Produced in an edition of 100 — exceptionally small for a KAWS publication of this scale and ambition — the \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e portfolio is among the rarest and most sought-after objects in his graphic catalogue. Original invoice included.\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 portfolio?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original complete portfolio of 10 screenprints in colours on woven paper, hand-signed by the artist, from an edition of 100, with original invoice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100 complete portfolios — an exceptionally small edition for a KAWS publication of this scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is included in the portfolio?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 screenprints in colours, a cover sheet, all presented in a lipped clamshell portfolio box — complete and in new condition with original invoice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does Tension differ from KAWS's other print work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike his figurative editions featuring the Companion or other characters, \u003cem\u003eTension\u003c\/em\u003e is entirely abstract — representing KAWS's most sustained and developed engagement with pure abstraction, drawing on American gestural and hard-edge painting traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the original invoice included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — original invoice included, providing additional provenance documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with specialist packaging for complete portfolio sets, full insurance, and shipment tracking. Please contact us for a shipping quote given the volume and dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \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":"890 x 585 cm","offer_id":54799708684634,"sku":null,"price":60000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/KAWS_American_b.1974kawsTension_Portfolioof10Prints.png?v=1789565370","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/kaws-tension-portfolio-of-10-prints","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}