Eli Kuslansky

Eli Kuslansky

Eli Kuslansky is a Brooklyn-born artist, podcast and radio host, and a Partner and Chief Strategist at Unified Field, an international award-winning creative innovation firm.

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May 2024

Eli Kuslansky is a Founding Partner and Chief Strategist at Unified Field, an international award-winning creative innovation firm, and the co-host of Art Movez, a podcast and radio show about art, innovation, and social justice. He specializes in the application of digital media and experience design in the built environment and in omni-channel applications.
Mr. Kuslansky installations include the Yale School of Management, Sony, The Smithsonian Institution, The New York Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs, Intel, IBM, Times Mirror Corporation, The White House Visitor’s Center, and for Frank Gehry, Foster + Partners, and other architects, designers and Institutions around the world.
Considered an innovator in the field of interactive media, Mr. Kuslansky is a recognized international speaker on of the future of culture in the 21st century, Legible Cities, a smarter city model. Eli Kuslansky was a curator at the South Street Seaport Museum, and appraised nautical antiques for Sotheby’s and Christie’s New York.
A graduate of the Cooper Union, Mr. Kuslansky is a member of the International Interactive Communications Society, American Institute of Architects, the Association of Science and Technology Centers, the International Council of Museums, The European Network of Science Centres and Museums, the American Alliance of Museums, The Human Factor Society, and the New York Software Industry Association. Mr. Kuslansky was a former board member of Exit Art and the New Media Executives committee for the UJA Federation. He was a board member of the Industry Applications Board for Columbia University’s Center for Advance Technology, and he was the chairman of the Art and Cultural Special Interest Group for The New York New Media Association. He was also on the advisory and development committee for online strategies for the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum. He is currently a mentor at the New Museum’s creative accelerator program New Inc.
As a sculptor, Mr. Kuslansky explores the unique human abilities to measure our world and interpret the ambient forces that influence the human experience. In a recent body of work, he is inventing a new and unique visual languages spring boarding off of historical art traditions to develop the true 21st century art of our time. His work was shown at Ronald Feldman Gallery, the Bronx Museum of Art and many others

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How best can we can help you create something greater than yourself while positioning for the future

My super power is

My super powers are active listening, the ability to perceive solutions in complex patterns, to connect with people, and create community

I'm looking for

I’m looking to collaborate on projects that make a difference, cool digital experiences in the public realm, fur museums, non-profits and major brands.

What I love about experience design

I love my family and friends first, making and seeing great art and cooking great food.

Best piece of advice I've ever heard

The name of the game is not to try to avoid problems, but to create big interesting ones.

Where I find Inspiration

Finding art and media installations projects that move me, Japanese master basket making and knives, 19th century sailing vessels, and people who blow my mind.

Practice Area

Branded Environments, Digital Experiences, Exhibition, Placemaking, Public Installation, Strategy/Research/Planning

Focus Area

Augmented (AR/VR), Brand, Digital, Exhibition, Graphic, Interactive, Interpretive, Smart Cities

Industry

Corporate, Cultural, Education, Entertainment, Healthcare, Museums, Visitor Centers