Matt King, the co-founder of Meow Wolf, passed away on July 9, aged 37 and the company confirmed the same.
In the company's Facebook post on Tuesday, Meow Wolf announced co-founder Matt King died on Saturday, and it was devastating and shocking news of the sudden death. Matt King was serving as the creative director for the company.
It's a piece of shocking news that a legacy is left behind that has alluring arts installation that was created by him and his friends was started some ten years ago in Santa Fe.
Matt King's documentary, 'Meow Wolf: Origin Story,' said Santa Fe, New Mexico is his place for the art gallery.
He called Santa Fe his place because it is a small town with a population of about 70,000 and over 300 galleries, considered the third-largest art market in the country.
Matt King saw a significant opportunity at Santa Fe as it is a flourishing market for art geared towards 'fine art.'
Matt King was originally from Arlington, Texas. His fellow Meow Wolf founders Quinn Tincher, Sean Di Ianni, Corvus Brinkerhoff, Emily Montoya, Caity Kennedy, Benji Geary, and Vince Kadlubek ,'Santa Fe's orphans of neglect,' as Tincher describes them in the documentary lived in a place they called the Quadraplex, a group of four houses where they would make art and offer DIY concerts. According to the film, police thought them to be members of a cult,
In 2008, they decided to rent a warehouse where they could install art and put on performances.
Initially, no one liked Meow Wolf as they thought it was a dumb name, but still, it was chosen although the vote was unanimous, Matt King said to the filmmaker.
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