{"product_id":"kaws-the-message","title":"KAWS: The Message","description":"\u003cp\u003eA svelte showcase of KAWS' monumental installation that connects Fra Angelico's Annunciation (1443) with the immediacy of contemporary life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his work, aptly titled The Message, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutho\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003er: \u003c\/strong\u003eKAWS \/ Arturo Galansino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eMarsilio Arte \/ Palazzo Strozzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48pp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.75 x 11.75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes: \u003c\/strong\u003ehardcover, color\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 979-1254633243\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marsilio Arte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47623329284352,"sku":"9791254633243","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3902\/files\/kaws1.jpg?v=1769186272","url":"https:\/\/atomicbooks.com\/products\/kaws-the-message","provider":"Atomic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}