Kaws: behind the pop culture artist's Brooklyn retrospective

The artist, who has designed everything from a Kanye album cover to an painting about getting Covid-19, talks about his career t0 celebrate a new exhibitionIn the spring of 2019, Brian Donnelly, better known for his artist moniker Kaws, was standing outside of the New York Academy of Art, ready to enter its annual party, the Tribeca Ball. The security guard refused to let him pass the velvet rope and enter the gala that was honoring him.“That’s Kaws, he’s a famous artist,&rdquo