Meow Wolf

Coordinates: 35°39′16″N 105°59′48″W / 35.6543986°N 105.9966387°W / 35.6543986; -105.9966387

MEOWWOLF
A giant robot statue posed in front of Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Established 2008
Focus Collaborative Art Installation
CEO Vince Kadlubek
Location Siler and Rufina neighborhood, Santa Fe, New Mexico, the United States of America
Coordinates 35.6543986, -105.9966387
Address 1352 Rufina Circle
Website https://meowwolf.com

Meow Wolf is an Arts and Entertainment company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. The organization was founded in 2008.[1]

History

Meow Wolf was formed in February as an Artist Collective in 2008 by "a group of young residents hoping to supply Santa Fe with an alternative art and music venue."[2] They initially leased commercial spaces to hold gallery shows and underground music events, but switched to a decentralized model in 2010.

In 2016 Meow Wolf opened their first permanent space, The Meow Wolf Art Complex, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The building is also home to the group's first permanent installation, House of Eternal Return.

As a company, they focus on sharing abilities and processes amongst their artists to create elaborate maximalist art installations with a focus on interactivity, narrative and immersive art.

Early Projects 2008-2014

Notable Santa Fe-based installations created by Meow Wolf include "Biome Neuro Norb" (2008) a Sci-Fi inspired installation,[3] "Auto Wolf" (2009) an installation centered around the destruction and reuse of a donated car,[4] "The Moon is to Live On", a multimedia theatrical play,[5] "Geodecadent I" and "Geodecadent II" (both 2010) a series of installations based on geodesic domes,[6][7] "The Due Return" (2011) an installation consisting of a 70-foot long ship with two levels, and filled with rooms and objects suggesting details of implied fictional inhabitants' lives.[8]

In pursuit of teaching collaborative arts practices Meow Wolf formed CHIMERA in 2011. In 2012 CHIMERA worked with approximately one thousand Santa Fe students to create "Omega Mart", a collaborative art installation in the form of a fictitious grocery store stocked with hand-made satirical goods.[9][10] "Omega Mart" was deliberately placed away from Santa Fe's arts district to attract a more diverse audience.[11] In 2013, CHIMERA began working with the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History's classroom mentorship program for gifted students to create an installation named "Project Dreamscape".[10]

Meow Wolf has built notable shows outside of Santa Fe. "Glitteropolis" (2011), at the New Mexico State University Art Gallery, used 50 pounds of glitter for the installation.[12] "Nucleotide" (2013) was a drippy pastel cave-like installation built by Meow Wolf artists in Chicago at the Thomas Robertello Gallery.[13] The majority of "Nucleotide" was conceived and built in Chicago over a 3-month period by 18 members of the collective.[14]

Meow Wolf Art Complex and House of Eternal Return

In January 2015, author George R. R. Martin pledged $2.7 million to renovate and lease a vacant bowling alley to create a permanent facility for Meow Wolf. This was supplemented by additional funding, including $50,000 from the city of Santa Fe and $100,000 from a crowd-funding campaign.[15][16][17] The Meow Wolf Art Complex opened March 17, 2016.[18][19] Its main exhibit, House of Eternal Return, received a 2017 TEA Award[20] and has been cited as the tenth best music venue in the United States.[21]

In January 2018, Meow Wolf announced that it will be opening two new art complexes in Las Vegas, Nevada and Denver, Colorado.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "The Origins of Meow Wolf". Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "About". Meow Wolf. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Biome Sweet Biome". The Santa Fe Reporter. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Photos, John (12 August 2009). "Unmade in the USA". The Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Charlotte, Mary (26 February 2010). "Santa Fe Radio Cafe". KSFR. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Meow Wolf". Visual Art Source. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Lenihan (Intern), Drew (12 June 2010). "Meow Wolf's Orb of Collective Wisdom...and Junk". Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Sharpe, Tom (23 April 2011). "'Return' to fantasy: Art installation aboard ship promises spectacular interactive environment". Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "OmegaMart". Meow Wolf. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  10. 1 2 Pleshaw, Gregory (14 March 2013). "Project Dreamscape: Ask & You Shall Receive". Weekly Alibi. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Meow Wolf Reveals Bag of Tricks". Black Rock Arts Foundation. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  12. ↑ Irwin, Matthew (30 November 2011). "Team Wolf: Art collective Meow Wolf gets serious". The Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Eler, Alicia (17 September 2013). "A Psychedelic Cave Blooms in Chicago". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  14. ↑ Dluzen, Robin. "Visual Art Source - Meow Wolf - "Nucleotide"". Visual Art Source. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Meow Wolf Art Complex ft. The House of Eternal Return". Kickstarter. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Monroe, Rachel (February 11, 2015). "How George RR Martin is helping stem Santa Fe's youth exodus". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ Jardrnak, Jackie (January 29, 2015). "Silva Lanes to be transformed to an explorable art space for kids and adults". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  18. ↑ Horowitz-Ghazi, Alexi (March 27, 2016). "DIY Artists Paint The Town Strange, With Some Help From George R.R. Martin". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  19. ↑ Newitz, Annalee (April 4, 2016). "Inside Meow Wolf, the amusement park for people who want a weirder Disneyland". Ars Technica. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  20. ↑ http://www.teaconnect.org/TEA-blog-post/TEA-names-23rd-annual-Thea-Awards-recipients-Awards-Gala-to-be-held-in-Anaheim-in-2017/6610
  21. ↑ https://www.yelpblog.com/2017/07/top-50-music-venues-u-s
  22. ↑ Mexican, Bruce Krasnow The New. "Meow Wolf announces permanent exhibit in Las Vegas, Nev". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  23. ↑ "Meow Wolf is opening a second 'world' in Denver / Boing Boing". boingboing.net. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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