Founded 2002

Fun-loving art and design collective FriendsWithYou (FWY) revels in creating playful art for serious times. Founded by artists Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III in 2002, FWY produces designer toys, artwork, and other commercial products based on an imaginary wonderland of whimsical characters, called the Friends. Their ever-expanding lineup includes Malfi, the “master of all tricks,” Muffin, a “magical shape-shifter,” and King Albino, a creature who “gets rid of life discoloration forever.” FWY created two pieces for On Procession: Mr. TTT, an inflatable blimp carried in the street parade, and Dream Maker, a mobile installed in the museum’s entry pavilion. Suspended from a metal frame, Dream Maker’s multi-colored, boldly-patterned balloons trace an orbit through the space.

Image Credit:
FriendsWithYou, , 2006
blimp parade, Art Basel Miami Beach 2006.
Image courtesy of the artists. Photograph by Abraham Kalili.