Nearly 30,000 square feet of Grapevine Mills has been transformed into a storied, tactile art exhibit.
“The Real Unreal,” which is Meow Wolf’s fourth permanent exhibit, is an immersive and interactive art experience that brings guests into a world created by 40 local artists, 38 of which are Texas based, and over 150 Meow Wolf artists. The exhibition officially opened its doors to guests July 14 after about four years in the making.
“[Meow Wolf] transports people to never seen places before, filled with infinite potential, and we aim to inspire,” Meow Wolf CEO Jose Tolosa said during the exhibition’s first previews. “Our ambitions go well beyond the exhibitions; we are trying to bring art to more people and more places.”
Meow Wolf was started in 2008 when a group of artists came together to produce art, Tolosa said. Its first exhibition in Santa Fe, New Mexico, called the “House of Eternal Return,” opened in 2016. Meow Wolf now operates four permanent exhibits with other locations in Las Vegas, Denver and now Grapevine.
