![]() ![]() “The physical world, with traditional retail and suburban development, has been stagnant and boring for the last…many decades,” he explains. With live events and the experiential economy heading into a post-pandemic boom, Kadlubek has ideas. ![]() Kadlubek, who stepped down from his CEO position in 2019, speaks about “the transformation economy,” a term coined by author Joseph Pine, and the need to give consumers more agency. Meow Wolf installations (the original, in Santa Fe, is called the House of Eternal Return) are interactive, art-fueled and neon-drenched playgrounds, and Kadlubek says his talk is about the importance of creating and maintaining similar engaging physical spaces-almost as a battle to keep us from losing the war to our phones and video game consoles. The company has not been without controversy, from its aesthetics and business practices to its treatment of employees, but it is indisputably a leader in a still-fledgling genre often called Big Fun Art, and a co-founder and former CEO of Meow Wolf, Vince Kadlubek, will be in Portland to speak at TEDxPortland’s Year 10 event on Tuesday, May 28 alongside A Kids Book About Inc.’s Jelani Memory, engineer Tatiana Mac and others. But, with an assist from Santa Fe resident and Game of Thrones scribe George RR Martin, it is now a globally recognized juggernaut with newer locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Denver. New Mexico-born arts corporation Meow Wolf was initially cobbled together by a handful of quirky art nerds in a rundown Santa Fe warehouse over a decade ago. (Courtesy Vince Kadlubek) By Alex De Vore Apat 9:32 am PDT Vince Kadlubek Vince Kadlubek, CEO of Meow Wolf at the House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe. ![]()
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