Wildxyz, a digital art collective, has announced the launch of The Wild Curatorial Board, a group of 10 artists who will advise the company’s artist residency program and help develop the future of experiential art. The board includes Deafbeef, Casey Reas, Holly Herndon & Mathew Dryhurst, Mitchell F. Chan, Nancy Baker Cahill, Harm van den Dorpel, Gabriel Massan, Maria Paula Fernández, and Serwah Attafuah.
Douglas Kobs, CEO of Wildxyz, said the board will help carry forward the company’s mission of becoming a patron of digital and experiential art. “Everything we do at Wild is geared towards supporting and uplifting forward-thinking creatives and artists as they define the next era of the spatial internet,” said Kobs. “We also want to foster an incredibly safe, collaborative, rich space for collaboration – making Wild a place where you can truly do your best work.”
The Wild Curatorial Board will mentor artists in Wildxyz’s residency program and select outstanding collections to earn Wild Signature status, a distinction marking achievements in creating experiential art. In March, Wildxyz raised $7 million in seed-funding to build out its residency program focused on experiential art. In May, Wild Curatorial Board artist Harm van den Dorpel teamed up with vehicle manufacturer Mercedes Benz and digital art organization Fingerprints DAO to create an NFT collection inspired by automotive concepts.