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Next Stop: The Moon
Art Basel, 3D printed plants, and the future of ice cream trucks.
ANATOLA
December 06, 2022
Last weekend, I went to Miami Art Basel for the first time. Two of my creations were featured in the "Futuristic Imaginations" exhibit at BitBasel. Besides the warm weather (a treat coming from NYC in December), endless events, and fascinating people, my favorite part was discovering the leading-edge innovations that artists are doing today to seed the world of tomorrow.
These innovations include 3D-printed plants, a new vision for ice cream trucks, and the first mission to the moon where the passengers will be NFTs. My biggest take away from Miami Art Basel is this: the future of art is now. The future of art is here. The future of art is us.
- ANATOLA
3D Printed Plants
On the sands of Miami beach rests a massive white tent. Inside is the Untitled Art Fair, a creative sanctuary where the works of independent artists from across the world are showcased.
Perusing its art-filled halls, I stopped in my tracks when I came across a wooden bench. This was not just any bench. It was a special bench made of 3D-printed wood and held by silver metallic legs that stored soil where plants blossomed and grew.
The piece, called Above the Ground, was created by artist Joyce Billet in collaboration with the robotics lab at Florida International University. The work offers a promising solution for how the future can better integrate nature and technology.
In my recent interview with Urban Planner and Futurist, Lafayette Cruise, he argues that cities are living things. "We think of cities as things that are meant to be controlled," he says. "We think of them as separate from nature. Whereas we can have cities that are these large living organisms that are in relationship to the world around them."
Joyce's creation is the closest thing I've found to date that presents a viable way forward to a future where cities exist in harmony with nature. Her goal is to scale her invention, creating entire public seating areas, parks, and furniture people can enjoy that are made from materials that serve humans just as well as they serve nature.
The Future of Ice Cream Trucks
While bumping his head at his music performance at the Tribeca Festival's Miami Pop-Up, dreadlocks swaying like a pendulum in and out of colored neon lights, Record Producer, DJ, and Filmmaker, Flying Lotus, shared his vision for the future...of ice cream trucks.
"The Ice Cream Song" is one of the most iconic tunes from childhood. Its melody has the power to lure kids from far and wide in search of the perfect scoop. But when will this jingle, which was popularized in 1916, get a reboot?
For Flying Lotus, also known as FlyLo, the answer is simple. 10 years from now, by the end of 2032, he wants to see the song "Dragonball Durag" by Thundercat be the theme music for ice cream trucks.
This isn't a bad plan. I don't mean to ruin anyone's childhood, but the ice cream truck theme song does have terribly racist origins.
Pop Quiz: Follow the Data
Every time you search the web, create a Google document, or send an email, you use data. The world is producing so much data that they had to create a new metric just to keep up. By 2025, the world is projected to have generated about 175 zettabytes of data, according to the International Data Corporation.
Can you guess how many zeros come at the end of 175 zettabytes? No Googling! The answer can be found at the bottom of this email.
A) 102 zeros
B) 21 zeros
C) 48 zeros
D) 15 zeros
Taking Artists to the Moon
A revolutionary new initiative is taking the meaning of legacy to a whole other level. The Lunaprise Art Museum is sending a time capsule to the Moon that was designed to exist forever.
The capsule will contain the data of 1 million "earth ambassadors", as well as the artworks of 222 artists whose work will be sent to the moon as indestructible NFTs.
In partnership with Space X, NASA, and many private partners, The Lunaprise Art Museum is making it possible to create art that is out of this world - literally. You can send your message to the moon today by booking your Lunagram here.
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Thank you
From my heart to yours, thank you for reading the very first /Rē/•imagine with Anatola newsletter. I began this newsletter to showcase innovations that are seeding the world of tomorrow, today. If you are passionate about creating an inspired future, share this newsletter with a friend who you'd like to be a part of your world-building team. Together, you can invent your dream worlds.
Pop Quiz: Answer
B) 21 zeros
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