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New York artist takes work to new heights in partnering with crypto payment service

New York-based artist Brian Donnelly, also known as KAWS, is launching his latest project in Britain, “KAWS:HOLIDAY UNITED KINGDOM,” featuring a 42-meter tall hot-air balloon that people can pay cryptocurrency to take rides in. Fast facts Crypto and fiat payment processor FTX Pay has partnered with Hong Kong production company AllRightsReserved to be the official […]

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New York-based artist Brian Donnelly, also known as KAWS, is launching his latest project in Britain, “KAWS:HOLIDAY UNITED KINGDOM,” featuring a 42-meter tall hot-air balloon that people can pay cryptocurrency to take rides in.

Fast facts

  • Crypto and fiat payment processor FTX Pay has partnered with Hong Kong production company AllRightsReserved to be the official payment partner of KAWS:HOLIDAY.
  • AllRightsReserved Project Manager Lammy Tsui tells Forkast.News that she believes behavior is changing in the art world, and welcomes a “great opportunity for us to make an experience out of it.”
  • KAWS:HOLIDAY exhibitions have previously been held in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.