Art and tech innovators joined Ruinart Champagne, the first established Champagne House, in support of NEW INC, the first museum-led cultural incubator, for Artists in the Lab (2018, May 23rd) - an organic springtime meal prepared by renowned chef David Bouley.
Rising creatives and NEW INC members Elaine Young and Jakob Kudsk Steensen showcased their recent projects, awing the crowd. Elaine creates jewelry that contains plant, animal and human DNA and apparel that features visual essays and scientific images, while Jakob develops futuristic simulations of existing real-world landscape with the aim of generating new types of ecological awareness.
Attendees included Sebastien Vitry (Ruinart), Jia Jia Fei, Chloe Wise (artist), Carly Mark (artist), Perry Chen (Kickstarter Co-Founder & Chairman), Antwaun Sargent, Marlies Verhoeven Reijtenbagh (The Cultivist Co-Founder & CEO), Maria Popova (Author of Figuring and Brain Pickings), Karen Wong (New Museum Deputy Director), Julie Solovyeva (Art Basel Director), and Tamir Muhammad.