Click to read full article here. SuperRare, the leading 1 of 1 NFT platform, partnered with Drue Kataoka to announce the first ever exhibition dedicated to showcasing the work of Asian American artists. NFT Now sat down with Drue to talk about the exhibit entitled #TheGoldStandard which spotlights the vast contributions of Asian American artists in the digital art world.
Click to read full article here. Editorial by Drue Kataoka. “My goal: to spotlight the vast yet somehow invisible contributions of Asian American artists in the digital art world. We can find the roots of this invisibility in the severe under-representation of Asian Americans within the overall cultural landscape of America.”
Click to read full article here. NextShark interviewed Drue about #TheGoldStandard historic first of its kind exhibit featuring all Asian American artists on a major NFT platform.
Drue was interviewed by Worth’s Senior Editor, Emily Cegielski for a feature profile. Full article as one piece can be viewed here. Or on the Worth website here.
Drue was interviewed for this article by Molly Liu exploring the future of art and art in a post-pandemic world. Highlights and quotes to the right above. Full article here.
“The art 50 years from now will provide unmatched expression through the visual, aural, olfactory and haptic, encapsulated in compelling virtual-reality experiences for lovers of art, wherever they are located,” Kataoka said. “Developments in brain computer interfaces (BCI), bandwidth and AI will create a new syncretic form of art, generating lifelike experiences unlike anything we’ve seen. This art will challenge our brains to rethink everything in our world — from the laws of physics and causality to the fundamentals of human existence.”
Full article here.
Yahoo News! NextShark: Artist Drue Kataoka Helps Crowdfund to Protect Asian Elders, Change Hate Crime Laws. UPDATE: This fundraiser has now raised over $90,000. Click here to see article.
For #MLKDay 2021, Drue was honored to be invited by Dr. Bernice King to contribute to the The King Center’s MLK Holiday Commemorative Magazine, "Social Justice in America." Her article is entitled, "Waking up in the Midst of a Revolution: #AI, Culture & Racial Justice.” Read whole article here.
TIME Magazine Editorial Co-authored by Drue Kataoka and Senator Tim Kaine (VA) "Why Cutting the Budget for the Arts Undercuts Our Future" was our original title. Read the FULL ARTICLE in PDF form here.
Investing for Immortality. Full article can be read here. Or here.
Major Justin Lee hosts the Professional's Playbook, a podcast focused on high performance for military personnel and hardcore business people. Recent guests have included: our nation's top decorated fighter pilots, 'Nasty' Staggs (the premiere Joint Terminal Attack Controller for the US Air Force), The FBI's Lead International Kidnapping Negotiator, Navy SEAL instructors and Space Shuttle Commanders. This is the first episode on art :) In this podcast I talk with Major Lee about how art can be a catalyst for creativity in other professions, how creativity is like a muscle that you have to train, and the future of art in virtual and augmented reality. Listen here.
This Op-Ed by Drue was published in Harvard Business Review in Arabic. The original English translation can be found here on Medium. The HBR Arabic is here.
The Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi invited Drue to do two presentations at the Qudwa summit in Abu Dhabi. Here is some of the coverage that gives a glimpse into what she spoke about.
Video interview by Reuters in Davos with Drue Kataoka at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting. Talking about her work at the intersection of art and social impact. Watch here
REUTERS reports Drue Kataoka Studios at the Annual Meeting in Davos, in a segment by Reuters talking about the Touch Our Future project
VIDEO: The Wall Street Journal reported on how “Touch Our Future” digital tapestry drew the attention & participation of dozens of Nobel Laureates and heads of state to the critical issue of helping reduce infant mortality.
Article today in Forbes about my upcoming virtual gathering of women leaders and VR art unveiling on January 26th. Please join us.
"VR obliterates the current time and space you inhabit. It is like jumping into a magical pool that surrounds you, transports you and overwhelms your visual sense."
A generation of artists seizes on the new digital tools to paint without canvas or sculpt in the air. Read FULL English PDF Translation here.
Une génération d’artistes se saisit des nouveaux outils numériques permettant de peindre sans toile, de graffer sans mur ou de sculpter dans l’air. Link here.
"Local Artist, Global Impact - Drue Kataoka on helping humanity, hacking the senses and the VR revolution"
by Karla Kane for the Palo Alto Weekly. Read FULL ARTICLE in PDF form here.
#LoveLikeJo: Why we must create a legacy worthy of Jo Cox. Read it here.
CNBC Op-Ed: What A Hillary Clinton Presidency Could Really Mean for Women. Read full story here.
GOODALI - Mongolia's leading Fashion, Art Magazine - Interview about my art & shoot at historic Choijin Temple (Чойжин ламын сүм) in Ulaanbaatar
Scientific American article on my artwork for the first zero gravity art exhibit in space at the International Space Station. More on that artwork here.