For its fifth stop on 16 August 2020 (10pm EDT) KAWS: HOLIDAY SPACE traveled to space! Working again with longtime collaborator AllRightsReserved, KAWS:HOLIDAY went to space.
For KAWS:HOLIDAY SPACE COMPANION doned an astronaut suit and took a sounding balloon 41.5 kilometers (136,296 feet) up into the Stratosphere. After reaching super high speeds, COMPANION performed 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.”
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 (2019) January), Hong Kong (March 2019) and Japan (July 2019).
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