Immersive art company Meow Wolf has announced that its seventh permanent exhibition will be located in New York City.
The new space will open at Pier 17 in the Seaport, a place “where history and reinvention collide” and the “perfect setting for Meow Wolf‘s next adventure”, per a press release.
Meow Wolf started out as a small art collective in Santa Fe in 2008 and has grown to offer five locations across the US, in Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas and Houston.
The group also has a new exhibition coming to Los Angeles.
“The energy of New York City is unlike anywhere else, and it’s the perfect place for Meow Wolf,” said Jose Tolosa, CEO of Meow Wolf.
Tolosa said he is “beyond thrilled that we’re bringing something truly unique to the greatest city in the world”.
The New York venue will be Meow Wolf’s first on the East Coast. It will connect to Meow Wolf’s larger cosmic universe while offering an experience unique to the city.
Meow Wolf said its new attraction will be a love letter to the stories, people, and artistic spirit of New York.
“New York has always been a city that thrives on reinvention, making it the perfect place for Meow Wolf’s next evolution,” said Vince Kadlubek, Meow Wolf’s founder and chief vision officer.
New space will be unique to NYC
“We’re creating something with a level of creative ambition and next-generation storytelling that pushes beyond anything we’ve done before – an experience that truly belongs in this city.”
Meow Wolf co-founder Benji Geary said: “New York is its own planet, a hyperobject of culture – self-assured, jaded, but hungry.
“It devours, reinvents, and warps reality through sheer density of minds.”
He added: “What happens when we throw our weird into that mix? The artists, the energy, the exquisite corpse of collaboration – what egregore will emerge?
“This isn’t a Meow Wolf exhibit in NYC. It’s NYC’s Meow Wolf exhibit. It’s gonna be what it wants to be.”
The theme and opening date of Meow Wolf’s new site are to be confirmed.
Images courtesy of Meow Wolf, lead image credit: Zac Lux
