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HONG KONG, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

A historical moment for COMPANION and marking his 20th year in existence

On 17 August 2020 (10am HKT), for its fifth stop, KAWS:HOLIDAY travels to

space. Since 2018, the KAWS:HOLIDAY project has landed in Seoul, Taipei, Hong

Kong and Japan, attracting a global audience. Working again with longtime

collaborator AllRightsReserved, KAWS:HOLIDAY is now taking off. Audiences from

around the world can escape with COMPANION as he embarks on a journey beyond

our atmosphere. Follow COMPANION's revitalizing journey as he looks back at

Earth from a new vantage point.

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For <KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE>, COMPANION dons an astronaut suit and takes a sounding

balloon 41.5 kilometers (136,296 feet) up into the Stratosphere. After reaching

super high speeds, COMPANION's adventure culminates in a 2-hour, zero-gravity

walk in uninhabited space before returning to Earth. The entire exploration

process took about 8 hours from preparation for lift-off, departure to landing.

It was recorded with a 360-degree panoramic video camera, capturing COMPANION's

historical moment and marking his 20th year in existence.

KAWS is always thinking about what sculpture can be. "So many projects have

been cancelled this year. I wanted to create one that could be experienced

safely from home. Because this year marks 20 years since I created COMPANION, I

tried to find a way around all the restrictions and do something special. I

felt so confined the past few months that creating a project like this has

really given me a chance to escape."

KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE Video Broadcast

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Internationally renowned artist KAWS made his name in Brooklyn, New York, has

held art exhibitions around the world. He painted skulls and XX eyes on

advertising light boxes, telephone booths and bus stops, which later became his

signature. KAWS's works have a strong impact on contemporary visual culture,

and are enthusiastically sought after in Europe, America and Japan.

Established in 2003, AllRightsReserved (ARR) is a creative studio based in Hong

Kong. ARR began its long-term partnership with world-renowned American

contemporary artist KAWS since KAWS:PASSING THROUGH in 2010, and continued to

KAWS:HOLIDAY-the giant inflatable sculpture COMPANION, exhibited in various

relaxed poses in different locations, including Korea (July 2018), Taipei

(January 2019), Hong Kong (March 2019) and Japan (July 2019).

SOURCE: AllRightsReserved