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KAWS and AllrightReserved present KAWS: Holiday UK

KAWS: Holiday takes off again on May 17, 2021. The KAWS: Holiday world tour exhibition, which started in 2018, started from Seoul, went to Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan and space, and received great response at each station. Due to the repeated epidemics, KAWS: Holiday will fly to your city this time.

In May 2021, KAWS teamed up with longtime partner, organizer and curator AllrightsReserved, and official travel payment partner FTX Pay to launch a new journey that will return to Earth from space and take passengers soaring as a hot air balloon. This is the first KAWS: Holiday balloon project to accept cryptocurrency payments.

Travel official payment partner FTX Pay

KAWS: Holiday Hot Air Balloon World Tour is now open for enquiries! KAWS: Holiday is never going to disappoint, but this time it brings new surprises and a rapidly changing technology -- cryptocurrency -- a global phenomenon that has been the subject of much discussion in recent years. Combining the latest cryptocurrency payment methods, and powered by a new cryptocurrency payment processor FTX Pay, KAWS: Holiday will launch in the fourth quarter of 2021.

FTX Pay is a customised payment processor that allows you to process cryptocurrency and fiat currency remittances, online payments or collections in a secure, fast and cost effective way. This innovative and powerful payment solution is provided by FTX, the fastest growing cryptocurrency exchange in the world.

Travel official payment partner FTX Pay

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive of FTX, said: "We look forward to FTX Pay's participation in the next stage of KAWS: Holiday's journey, enabling a new generation of cryptocurrency users and investors to enjoy this unique and immersive artistic experience. We will continue to strive to innovate and bring people together through these unique experiences."

AlrightsReserved founder SK Lam says: "We are delighted to be bringing KAWS: Holiday to the world and honored to have FTX join this iconic project and accept cryptocurrency payments for the first time. I am confident that with the support of FTX Pay, KAWS: Holiday will bring you an easy and innovative journey with the latest and fastest digital payment experience."

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Flying with KAWS: Holiday World Tour

The Balloon World Tour took off for the first time from Bristol, the UK, known as the "Balloon Capital". KAWS: Holiday, one of the largest hot air balloons in the world, stands at 42 metres high and will take passengers soaring into the sky with breathtaking views that stretch as far as the eye can see.

KAWS turns Companion into a hot air balloon -- the first manned flight technology in history -- for high-altitude explorations over Bristol. KAWS said: "We are excited to continue our journey with KAWS: Holiday and hope to inspire you in the current global environment."

After exploring land, sea and space alone, Companion will invite its passengers to take a journey of a lifetime to the skies. KAWS: Holiday is now open for booking and will launch in the fourth quarter of 2021 with a chance to land in your city. Depending on the response of booking inquiry, we will determine the location and price of each stop. For the first time, this project will accept payment in fiat and cryptocurrency, supported by FTX Pay. To participate in this ballooning experience, please visit the KAWS: Holiday Balloon World Tour website.

KAWS: Holiday Hot Air Balloon World Tour

Departures: Starting from the fourth quarter of 2021 (region and price of each station not yet confirmed)

Official website for booking enquiry:DDTStore.com

About KAWS

The internationally renowned artist KAWS, from Brooklyn, the industrial area in the southwest of New York, has held solo art exhibitions in many countries. Kaws became interested in graffiti at a young age and has been doing it on the streets of Mankton since 1996, becoming famous for his skulls and XX eyes with personal logos on advertising light boxes, phone booths and bus stops. KAWS's works have a strong impact on contemporary visual culture and are warmly sought after in Europe, the United States and Japan. His works include large-scale sculpture, painting, street art and commodity design, etc. He redefines pop culture, life themes and images, and creates a unique humorous artistic charm that perfectly integrates design, commerce, street culture and art. KAWS has held exhibitions in various national galleries, including: High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Brooklyn Museum in New York, USA, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, USA, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK and Shanghai Yuz Museum, etc.

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About AllRightsReserved Ltd. & have spent

AllrightsReserved Creative Studio (ARR) was founded in Hong Kong in 2003.

Over the years, ARR has designed and planned exclusive marketing programs for many well-known international brands. It has been planning various large-scale projects for partner brands in Asia, often mobilizing many friendly organizations and partners in the contemporary art world, in order to bring the most effective and influential projects. These mega projects not only attract high attention, but also engage the masses.

ARR's long-term partner is the famous American contemporary artist KAWS. From KAWS: Passing Through 2010 to KAWS: Holiday ─ Giant Ininflatable Sculpture Companion, presented in a variety of relaxed poses in various regions, including Korea (July 2018), Taipei Station (January 2019), Hong Kong Station (March 2019) and Japan Station (July 2019) and the Space Station (August 2020).

One of the most memorable projects for the public in Hong Kong, and indeed in Asia, must be a joint art project with Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman: in 2013, ARR brought a rubber duck in a giant bathtub to Hong Kong's world-famous Victoria Harbour. Following the unprecedented success of "Rubber Duck World: Hong Kong", ARR has curated three permanent giant outdoor sculptures in the major cities of China: Chengdu, Shenzhen and Changsha.

The project has been praised unanimously and set a record number of participants, which marks a successful step. ARR has broken through the established and familiar concept of space and space, and reinvented the new exhibition mode, which has gained recognition from the industry and the public.

About FTX Pay

FTX Pay is a customised payment processor that allows you to process cryptocurrency and fiat currency remittances, online payments or collections in a secure, fast and cost effective way.