Together — Black

Work Summary & Collector Notes

Together (Black) is a 2018 open edition vinyl figure released through KAWSONE, standing 11.5 inches tall at a $310 retail price. It depicts two of KAWS's Companion characters locked in a full embrace, heads resting on each other's shoulders — one of the most direct emotional statements in his figure catalog. KAWS debuted the Together composition in 2016 as large-scale wood sculptures shown at More Gallery in Switzerland and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, then translated it to vinyl on June 12, 2018 in three colorways: black, brown, and grey. The black version renders both figures in a single unbroken black, which reads as the most sculptural of the three. Figures are unnumbered, consistent with all KAWSONE open editions.

Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Open Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

Together marks the point where KAWS's Companion stopped being a solitary, melancholic figure and became relational — the embrace is the counterweight to earlier poses like the head-in-hands Passing Through. Within the named-sculpture series, Together is one of the most recognized, and the black colorway is the one most often photographed against the wood and bronze originals.

Collector Perspective

Latest recorded sale was October 2025. Demand is driven by the composition's recognition from the monumental versions and by black being the colorway collectors treat as the reference version.

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned sculpture / object

Release date

2018

Release-date note

Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.

Medium and materials

Vinyl Figure.

Edition details

Legacy catalog label: Open Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.

Signature and marks

Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: This page treats KAWS's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.

Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2018.

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation

Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.

Authentication note

Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.

Provenance note

Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to the release source named in the saved record. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.

Sources and Verification

Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added

1. KAWSONE — official site — KAWS studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
2. KAWS — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
3. KAWS (Q3194367) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.

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