After passing through Seoul and Taipei, the 37-meter floating installation “Kaws: Holiday” has arrived in Hong Kong and will remain in the waters of Victoria Harbor for 10 days.

Brian Donnelly, known professionally as Kaws, is a U.S. artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s, initially painted in 2-D and later realized in 3-D. Some of his characters are his own creations while others are reworked versions of existing icons.

Kaws’ Companion, a grayscale clown-like figure based on Mickey Mouse, was adapted into a balloon for the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as part of its “Blue Sky Gallery” along with other balloons. Having already created oversized sculptures in the past, he started to produce further sculptures of his Companion character for exhibitions in Switzerland, Britain and China.

Dates: Until March 31

Venue: Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

Meanwhile, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Foundation will present the “Kaws: Along the Way” exhibition curated by Germano Celant at PMQ.

Featuring works from 2008 to the present, this comprehensive exhibition will include some of the artist’s most iconic characters such as Chum and Companion. The exhibits will range from larger-than-life outdoor sculptures to most recent paintings. With joyous characters as part of a shared visual memory, offering a mixture of bold colors, personalized iconographies and a touch of humor, other exhibition highlights will include iconic pieces such as a pink “Accomplice” sculpture and two pieces from the artist’s “You” series.

Dates: March 25-April 14

Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Tickets: Free with registration (www.ticketflap.com/KAWS)

Venue: Courtyard & Marketplace (G/F) and QUBE (2/F), PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong

MTR: Sheung Wan Station

(SD News)