It's not uncommon for people to see some odd sights when in some of the bigger cities in this country. In this case, KAWS' 16 foot sculpture stood tall as it greeted visitors, commuters and everyone in between in the main lobby of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. The internationally known urban artist, Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS, was at the train station for the presentation of his "Companion (Passing Through)" sculpture as it sat at one end of the historic building. The statue has graced NYC, Hong Kong, Austin, Miami and finally has touched down in the City of Brotherly Love. It's the first of many engagements KAWS will have with the city, with the support and direction of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, he will have other pieces placed at their building and an exhibition to follow in the fall. 
PAFA had a press event in early April to present the statue and KAWS was present to field questions from the media and invited guests. After a break, he came back to sign some of his famous toys, books, shirts, etc, for his fans and took pictures. Below are pics from the event and a video showing the statue being assembled.Donnelly is originally from Jersey City and has turned his graffiti beginnings into being an international pop culture icon that has covered every medium imaginable.
More information about him and the upcoming exhibitions in Philadelphia via PAFA can be found here. Unfortunately, it was only on display from April 11th to May 14th, but you'll never know where Companion will end up next…
Other KAWS posts … KAWS x Hennessey , KAWS x Dos Equis, Kawslo.
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