{"product_id":"kaws","title":"KAWS: The Message","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis special publication documents a site-specific installation created by American artist KAWS (born 1974) for the Renaissance courtyard of the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence. The installation stages a surprising and constructive dialogue between the contemporary giant—famed for his cartoon- and graffiti-inspired sculptures, paintings and collectible toys—and the Strozzi's concurrent exhibition on Italian Renaissance–era painter Fra Angelico. Reworking the theme of the Annunciation—the subject of Fra Angelico's most celebrated painting—through a monumental installation, KAWS offers an unprecedented encounter between eras, forms and visions, bridging traditional iconography from Western visual culture with the immediacy and hyper-connection of contemporary life. In his work, aptly titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Message\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the mobile phone figures as the central element of the scene. KAWS imbues this object of prolific daily use with a sacred quality, likening it to the miraculous message delivered by angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Marsilio Arte (May 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 11.75 x 11.75 in. \/ 48 pgs \/ 30 color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Modern Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45820250620090,"sku":"3371","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0048\/9157\/4370\/files\/Bookbackground_7_60c4b238-5954-4368-a90b-0ebd1a10ac6e.jpg?v=1777671212","url":"https:\/\/shop.themodern.org\/products\/kaws","provider":"The Modern Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}