AARON ROSE
Aaron Rose is an artist, film director, curator and writer. In the early 90’s, he founded the Alleged Gallery in New York, which helped launch the careers of many of today's top contemporary artists. He directed the feature documentary Beautiful Losers, based on his experiences during that time. He has also made numerous films and commercials for television. As a visual artist, Rose has exhibited internationally and his work is held in both private and public collections. His writings have been published in i-D, Dazed and Confused, ArtForum, Purple, Self Service, Flash Art, Kaleidoscope and numerous exhibition catalogs. Rose is also the founder of Make Something!!, a non-profit art education program for teens which partners renowned creative personalities with young aspiring artists.
BEATIE WOLFE
“Musical weirdo and visionary" (Vice) Beatie Wolfe has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN role model for innovation, and held a solo exhibition of her ‘world first’ designs at the V&A Museum. Named by WIRED as one of "22 people changing the world,” Wolfe is at the forefront of pioneering new formats that bridge the physical and digital. Wolfe's latest innovations include a visualisation of 800,000 years of CO2 data, which premiered at the Nobel Prize Summit; a Brain Installation which was exhibited at the London Design Biennale in Somerset House and a Big Oil project which just won Prix Ars Electronica’s Golden Nica. Other recent projects include the world's first bioplastic record with Michael Stipe and EarthPercent and a new body of work with Brian Eno. Wolfe is also the co-founder of a groundbreaking research project looking at the power of music for dementia.