FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2022
Wonder Fair 4.0 Natural Intelligence Art Festival Raises Awareness About Climate Change During NFT.NYC
New York, NY – Natural Intelligence, a climate-themed art festival from Wonder Fair, launches at Waterline Square as an official NFT.NYC satellite event, June 20 – June 23, 2022.
Founded by artists Erica Simone and Lena Viddo, Wonder Fair has staged immersive art experiences over the past three years at Art Basel Miami. Simone is also the founder of the NFT photography magazine The Modern Analogue. This year, the pair are bringing Natural Intelligence, curated by Nola Kat and James Halldon, to New York City in what they describe as a cross between “Burning Man, art, the metaverse, and social impact” to raise awareness about the climate and other issues through positive experiences and advocacy. The festivities bring together an eccentric roster of artists across all mediums, as well as changemakers and thought leaders from the crossroads of the web3, climate tech, and social impact worlds.
A NFT art exhibition and auction is available on OpenSea. 10% of all NFT sales will be donated to climate impact charities such as Project Vesta and Project Drawdown.
“We are at a crucial moment in time, and we must change our actions and begin to integrate technology with the natural world in a way that is organic and in coherence with nature – not detrimental to it. We are committed as a collective to using our talent and creativity to help raise and bring awareness to these pressing issues. ” – Erica Simone & Lena Viddo, Founders Wonder Fair
Natural Intelligence is a 4-day, immersive, outdoor art experience, featuring the works of 50+ digital artists, live music and DJ sets, speaker panels, performance and live art, experiential programming, and more across Waterline Square. The art festival brings together an incredible roster of artists, speakers, and organizations, like Project Vesta, a non-profit focused on oceanic carbon capture technology, and c16 Biosciences which provides a sustainable, environmentally friendly alternative to conflict palm oil.
Natural Intelligence is free and open to the public.
Partners and speakers include: Colin Finlay; Desiree Tavera Executive Director of Far Away Projects; Dr. Mark Hyman, author of Food Fix; Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation; Jeremy McKane, founder of OCN.ai; Michelle Abbs, founder & CEO of Web3 Equity; Nadia Zaki of Constantly Evolving Fitness; Primavera Salvá, founder of Transform with Love; Rachel Vass, founder & CEO of Syzygy Cities; Raquel Schreiber of C16 Biosciences; Tom Green, CEO of Project Vesta; and others.
Artists and performers include: Android Jones, Anne Spalter, Beryl, Bond Hardware, Brian Cattelle, Claire Silver, Darren Keith, Erica Simone, Jeffrey Connor, Jennifer Mien Mien Lin, Jihae, Lena Viddo, Mamoun, Nola Kat, Oona, Other World, Peter Rupercht, Ra.in, Wibaux, and many more.
Details
Wonder Fair 4.0
Natural Intelligence
Monday, June 20, 2022 – Thursday, June 23, 2022
5pm-10pm daily
Waterline Square
West 60th Street & Freedom Place South, 10023
For more information about how to attend, please visit Eventbrite.
About Wonder Fair
Founded by Lena Viddo and Erica Simone, Wonder Fair is an artist collective run by creatives committed to providing exposure through immersive exhibition opportunities to artists of all mediums and demographics.
Website: https://wonderfairart.org/
Instagram: @wonderfair_art
About Erica Simone
Erica Simone is a Franco-American photographer, graphic designer, and visual artist living in Los Angeles, and a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Erica works on assignment for commercial, editorial, and NGO clients from around the globe. Her award-winning images have been widely published in magazines such as National Geographic, New York Magazine, Marie Claire, Elle, and more.
Erica is best known for her public nude self-portrait book “Nue York: Self-Portraits of a Bare Urban Citizen”. Simone’s photographs have been exhibited all over the world in solo, group shows, and in documentaries. Simone is the founder of The Modern Analogue NFT photography magazine, the co-founder of Wonder Fair artist collective, and is an active ambassador to the non-profit organization, Beauty for Freedom, directly working with international survivors of human trafficking.
Website: https://www.ericasimone.com/
Instagram: @ericasimone
About Lena Viddo
Lena Viddo is a Colombian-Swedish multi-media artist, curator and events producer. Classically trained as an oil painter, Lena has exhibited her work for over 25 years internationally in galleries, museums and art fairs. She has maintained a dynamic working studio in NYC, Inter-Space, which continues to serve as a gathering place for artists and creative thought leaders.
Lena’s role as a community builder has taken on many forms. She is also the founder of Love Medicine an underground Experiential immersive arts event. She has been producing and curating art exhibitions and immersive nightlife events in New York city and around the world for over two decades.
Her latest projects include Wonder Fair, a 501-C3 collective-driven art fair committed to providing a platform to artists for exhibiting their work which debuted in Miami Art Basel in 2018.
Website: https://lenaviddo.com/
Instagram: @lenissima_castro
