The Warhol Store to Carry KAWS + Warhol UT Collection in a UNIQLO First for Pittsburgh

For immediate release

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Andy Warhol Museum announces that the KAWS + Warhol UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) collection produced under license with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, is available at The Warhol Store, marking the first time UNIQLO products are being sold at a physical location in Pittsburgh.

UNIQLO—the presenting sponsor for the global run of the exhibition KAWS + Warhol, on view through January 20, 2025 at The Warhol—will offer a new collection of products featuring artworks by Andy Warhol and KAWS at UNIQLO stores around the world and online, with a selection of products made easily accessible to Pittsburgh customers at The Warhol Store. This new line, produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, includes T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, socks and more, and is available now at The Warhol Store or online at warhol.org/the-warhol-store.

“The Warhol Store is excited to bring UNIQLO’s coveted apparel brand closer to the people of Pittsburgh with this exciting product line,” said Paul Matarrese, museum store manager. “UNIQLO’s broad commercial reach uniquely compliments the KAWS + Warhol exhibition, as both artists have disrupted the traditional boundaries between commercial and fine art as an integral part of their work. Proceeds from purchases through The Warhol Store benefit the museum and its community programs.”

Andy Warhol’s art first appeared on UNIQLO products in 2004 under license with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and has been continuously featured on T-shirts and other products ever since. KAWS first collaborated with UT in 2016 and has had collaboration collections with the brand of graphic T-shirts ever since.

UNIQLO Art For All

For over a decade, UNIQLO has been committed to enhancing daily life through the appreciation of great art. The company endeavors to educate and increase public access and engagement with the most prominent art institutions in the world, including MoMA, Tate, the Louvre and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. These deep relationships with the world’s greatest museums are an expression of the UNIQLO LifeWear philosophy of Art for All.

About KAWS

KAWS engages audiences beyond the museums and galleries in which he regularly exhibits. Over the last two decades, KAWS has built a successful career with work that consistently shows his formal agility as an artist, as well as his underlying wit, irreverence, and affection for our times. He has collaborated extensively with UNIQLO, including by providing designs for the PEACE FOR ALL charity project in 2022, which was a huge worldwide success.

About The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

As the preeminent American artist of the 20th century, Andy Warhol challenged the world to see art differently. Since its founding in 1987, in accordance with Warhol’s will, The Andy Warhol Foundation has established itself among the leading funders of contemporary art in the United States. The Foundation has distributed nearly $300 million in cash grants which support the creation, presentation and documentation of contemporary visual arts, particularly work that is experimental, under-recognized or challenging in nature. The Foundation’s ongoing efforts to protect and enhance its founder’s creative legacy ensure that Warhol’s inventive, open-minded spirit will have a profound impact on the visual arts for generations to come. Proceeds the Foundation receives from licensing projects such as this contribute to the Foundation’s endowment from which these grants are distributed. www.warholfoundation.org.