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Toh Wen Li
PUBLISHED 10 HOURS AGO

SINGAPORE - The organisers of the Kaws: Holiday showcase in Singapore have been ordered by the court to stop the exhibition.

The 42m-long inflatable work by popular American artist Kaws was meant to be displayed from Saturday (Nov 13) to Nov 21 on The Float  @  Marina Bay.

But according to a court order seen by The Straits Times, non-profit organisation The Ryan Foundation is now suing organiser AllRightsReserved, a Hong Kong-based creative studio, citing breach of intellectual property rights and breach of confidence.

ST understands that the foundation - founded by lawyer and art collector Ryan Su - was in talks with AllRightsReserved in 2019 to make the event happen in Singapore before negotiations fell apart, and that the court order was served on Saturday afternoon to AllRightsReserved.

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Kaws, whose real name is Brian Donnelly, 47, said: "I have no contractual agreement with The Ryan Foundation. Their accusation is baseless."


https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/c...marina-bay