Beatie Wolfe

Beatie Wolfe
Wolfe at Somerset House in 2023
Born
London, United Kingdom
NationalityAnglo-American
Alma materGoldsmiths, University of London
Occupations
  • Conceptual artist
  • composer
  • designer
  • activist
Years active2012–present
AwardsWebby Awards (Anthem Prize) Prix Ars Electronica (Golden Nica)
Websitewww.beatiewolfe.com

Beatie Wolfe is an Anglo-American conceptual artist and composer described as a "musical weirdo and visionary"[1] known for seeing music differently[2] and creating new formats for music and art in the digital era.[3][4] These projects include a space broadcast via the Holmdel Horn Antenna,[5] the world's first 360° AR live-stream,[6] and a dynamic visualization of 800,000 years of climate data charting rising CO2 levels.[7] Wolfe's work has been featured internationally at 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Nobel Prize Summit, the Victoria and Albert Museum,[8][9][10] The New York Times Climate Summit, the London Design Biennale, Somerset House, the Rauschenberg Gallery, South by Southwest, and the Barbican Centre.[11] Wired selected Wolfe as one of 22 changing the world,[12] she is a winner of Webby Awards inaugural Anthem Awards,[13] and UN Women chose Wolfe as one of nine innovators for a global campaign for International Women's Day.[14] Wolfe is also the co-founder of a "profound"[15] research project looking at the Power of Music for people living with dementia. The artist has collaborated with experimental artists Brian Eno,[16] Mark Mothersbaugh,[17] Michael Stipe,[18] Allee Willis and producer Linda Perry[19] amongst others.

  1. ^ "Creative Advice From Musical Weirdo and Visionary Beatie Wolfe". www.vice.com. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ Rundle, Michael. "Beatie Wolfe wants to you look at music differently, literally". Wired UK. Condé Nast UK. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ^ Walsh, John (15 November 2015). "Beatie Wolfe interview: Musician explains why she's selling new album Montagu Square on a shirt, but not in record shops". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ^ Lunny, Oisin. "Beatie Wolfe Explores The Art of Music In The Digital Age At The V&A". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Beatie Wolfe, beaming music into space | CLOT Magazine". 5 October 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ Whyte, Chelsea. "Augmented reality brings Beatie Wolfe's new songs to life". New Scientist. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "From Green to Red installation by Beatie Wolfe makes atmospheric carbon "something that people can relate to"". Dezeen. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ^ "V&A · The Art of Music in the Digital Age: a series of world-first designs". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. ^ Steven, Rachael (17 September 2018). "Beatie Wolfe: Rethinking the album format". Creative Review. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ "BBC World Service – Digital Planet, Music Tech Fest in Stockholm". BBC. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Beatie Wolfe: Orange Juice for the Ears | Barbican". Barbican.org.uk. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. ^ Woollaston, Victoria. "On International Women's Day, WIRED highlights the females changing the world". WIRED UK. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Entry". Anthem Awards. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "International Women's Day: UN campaign celebrates achievements of 'impossible to ignore' women with international campaign – Visionary Arts Organisation". 8 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  15. ^ Bennett, Rosemary. "Listening to new music improves memory of dementia patients". The Times. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  16. ^ Art & Climate: A Conversation with Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe | SXSW 2022, 18 April 2022, retrieved 10 July 2022
  17. ^ Wilson, Mark (11 September 2020). "Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh survived COVID-19. Now he wants to save the USPS". Fast Company. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  18. ^ Kaufman, Gil (31 August 2022). "Michael Stipe's 'Future If Future' to be First Commercially Available Bioplastic 12″". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  19. ^ Legaspi, Althea (9 March 2022). "Linda Perry to Launch Gender Equity Initiative EqualizeHer at SXSW". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 July 2022.