Black Dog Films has signed artist duo PXKRW for worldwide representation spanning commercials, branded content, music videos, installations and tours visuals. Known for creating engaging dream worlds through directing, art and immersive experiences, PXKRW have amassed credits which include collaborations with brands like Nike, Adidas, Burberry and Hugo Boss, and the immersive art experience Meow Wolf. PXKRW have also created visionary pieces with groundbreaking musicians such as Peaches, Sampa the Great and Sevdaliza, exhibited at Saatchi Gallery, MOCA Shanghai, Berlin Art Week, and more.
“We’re super excited to join Black Dog Films,” said PXKRW. “We strive to keep innovating and stay true to our vision of creating something truly impactful. It’s a thrilling time to explore new horizons and push boundaries with such a dynamic team.”
PXKRW have crafted a compelling artistic universe that makes the familiar alien and elevates evolving identities through empowering narratives. Drawing from club culture, fine art, film and digital media, they synthesize a unique style to shape inclusive realities and build new mythologies. Prior to joining Black Dog, PXKRW had been repped in the U.S. market by PRETTYBIRD.
“Jeff Pantaleo [Black Dog exec producer] and I fell in love with this future forward directing duo at first Zoom. Their gender-bending dreamworlds and extremely immersive storytelling create undeniable excitement,” said Molly Bohas, EP at Black Dog Films.
Dasha Derigana, directors rep/producer, said of PXKRW, “Their playful universes and rich creative background, including AI knowledge, promise new opportunities.”
Vatican, Microsoft Create AI-Generated St. Peter’s Basilica–For In-Person and Virtual Visitors
The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter's Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world's most important monument's while helping the Holy See manage visitor flows and identify conservation problems. Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs, taken with drones, cameras and lasers over four weeks when no one was in the basilica, the digital replica is going online alongside two new on-site exhibits to provide visitors -- real and virtual -- with an interactive experience. "It is literally one of the most technologically advanced and sophisticated projects of its kind that has ever been pursued," Microsoft's president Brad Smith told a Vatican press conference. The project has been launched ahead of the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee, a holy year in which more than 30 million pilgrims are expected to pass through the basilica's Holy Door, on top of the 50,000 who visit on a normal day. "Everyone, really everyone should feel welcome in this great house," Pope Francis told Smith and members of the project's development teams at an audience Monday. The digital platform allows visitors to reserve entry times to the basilica, a novelty for one of the world's most visited monuments that regularly has an hours-long line of tourists waiting to get in. But the heart of the project is the creation of a digital twin of St. Peter's Basilica through advanced photogrammetry and artificial intelligence that allows anyone to "visit" the church and learn about its history. The ultra-precise 3D replica, developed in collaboration with digital preservation company Iconem, incorporates 22 petabytes of data — enough to fill five million DVDs — Smith said. The images have already identified structural... Read More