STUDIO
Lucy McRae encourages scientific conversation around the slipperiness of where science and technology meet the body
Lucy McRae leads an art-research studio in Los Angeles investigating how emerging technologies impact human evolution. Her artisanal approach to technology brings science to street level— creating imaginary worlds, in sculpture, film and conceptual fashion, exploring who we are, and where we are headed.
In parallel to her gallery and museum-focused art practice Lucy thrives as a strategic and versatile thought partner to brands, Institutes, and Hollywood Writers' rooms, including Blade Runner 2099. Renowned for her agility and exceptional capacity to connect far-reaching dots, Lucy brings a multiplayer mindset to thought experiments and design led innovation, drawing from her experience leading the far-future research division at Dutch multinational Philips (2006-10) developing wearable technologies with emotional sensing capabilities.
A Visiting Professor at SCI-Arc, co-directing a futures incubator, Lucy is a World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader and TED Fellow.
EXHIBITION.
Art making is the heart of the studio, with work acquired by major museums including SFMOMA, National Gallery Victoria, Frac Center and Powerhouse Museum. Lucy has been featured and commissioned by International Museums including Venice Biennale – Centre Pompidou – Triennale Milano – MAXXI – London Science Museum – MMCA – Het Nieuwe Instituut – Mu Hybrid Art House – NXT Museum – HeK – Singapore International Festival Arts – Honor Fraser Gallery – MIT Museum
CLIENTS.
Lucy founded Future Sensitive a cohort of multi-hyphenates, championing creative experimentation and plural futures. She’s valued as a thought partner, artist and futurist consultant to MIT: Self Assembly Lab, Aesop, Philips, NASA, Nike, Dezeen, Adidas, Robyn, Adobe, Intel, Kia, Wired Health, BMW Mini and Alcon Entertainment.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
Among the leading voices examining how technology shapes culture, Lucy has presented at London Royal Society, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Tribeca, Royal Albert Hall, MIT, TED, Creator’s Project, Cannes Lion and Dezeen. Lucy uses worldbuilding and speculative design to run masterclasses for brands, leaders and young creators, helping prototype ambitious goals that seem daunting but have the potential to transform their lives, and the lives of others.
Showreel Night Sun by RICHARD J. BIRKIN
PHOTOGRAPHY KORT HAVENS