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Meow Wolf: Origin Story

The problem wasthat the art world was not capable of handlingMeow Wolf as an artist

The problem was
that the art world was not capable of handling
Meow Wolf as an artist

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- The problem was that the art world
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was not capable of handling Meow Wolf as an artist.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:55
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Meow Wolf

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A group of artists in Santa Fe, NM become a DIY collective called Meow Wolf. Their immersive, large-scale exhibitions crack open a profitable niche in the arts industry, even as their social mission is challenged by the demands of...
The art world usually spends some amount of money - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
The art world usually spends some amount of money
And we were a bunch of people doing a long install - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
And we were a bunch of people doing a long install
- I keep trying to make something that's as over the top, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:10
- I keep trying to make something that's as over the to...
♪ I thought the future would be cooler ♪ - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:25
♪ I thought the future would be cooler ♪
[laughs] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
[laughs]
Whale Song deodorant, antiperspirant, and antidepressant - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
Whale Song deodorant, antiperspirant, and antidepressant
- We did this for years and it got, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:15
- We did this for years and it got,
- At some point you have to go, well, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- At some point you have to go, well,
Like, I'm not gonna have a family - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
Like, I'm not gonna have a family
- We saw very clearly why this wasn't gonna work. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
- We saw very clearly why this wasn't gonna work.
You know, money wasted, projects that were total disasters. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
You know, money wasted, projects that were total disasters.
Meow Wolf was really feeling like this obligation - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
Meow Wolf was really feeling like this obligation
[slow breathing] [dreamy electronic music] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
[slow breathing] [dreamy electronic music]
[wolf howling] - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:07
[wolf howling]
Meow Wolf was kind of dissipating into different ideas, - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
Meow Wolf was kind of dissipating into different ideas,
- [Man] David put, like, so much energy into what he did. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:04
- [Man] David put, like, so much energy into what he did.
He had mood swings, intense kind of manic approach to things - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:09
He had mood swings, intense kind of manic approach to things
- The swings were much larger - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:06
- The swings were much larger
He was a very talented photographer - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:08
He was a very talented photographer
David put together this show in the Meow Wolf warehouse. - Meow Wolf: Origin Story 00:05
David put together this show in the Meow Wolf warehouse.