is a writer, filmmaker & strategist based in Los Angeles.

Currently: writing a book about the global landscapes of futures thinking.

Full bio here.

Publications include the Atlantic, New York Magazine, New York Times T Magazine, and Art in America.

Selected:

What Comes After the Doomscroll Era? (Wired)

Future Shock, Pop Futurism and the Pandemic (The Atlantic)

Brands like Nike and Pepsi are the new cultural patrons (The Atlantic)

Augmented Reality (AR) and the Art World (Art in America)

The DIY Collective Documenting the Aesthetics of Consumer Capitalism (Dirt)

The Creepy Online Folklore of “The Backrooms” (Dirt)

The Legacy of LACMA’s Art + Tech Program (Artlab Editorial)

The Politics of Folk Horror: Interview with Kier-La Janisse (Ssense)

Profile of writer, artist, & publisher Emily Segal (Air Mail)

NFT’s as a Funhouse Mirror of the Art World (Noema Magazine)

Blockchain Chicken Farm & the Futuristic Chinese Countryside (MIT Technology Review)

To the Eye Doctor in Osaka: a Letter to a Stranger (Off Assignment)

Interview with Xiaowei Wang on technology in rural China (New York Magazine)

Shenzhen as China's New Design Capital (Travel & Leisure)

Hong Kong Art & Protest (Affidavit)

Shanghai and Visions of the Future City (LEAP Magazine)

Ai Weiwei and the Apocalypse (New York Times T Magazine)

Art and activism at the Jakarta Biennale (Wall Street Journal)

Samantha is co-writer and producer of the podcast “The Beige Room”, released in November 2021 as part of the anthology series “The 11th” by Pineapple Street Media. This three-part audio documentary traces the stranger-than-fiction history of a personal transformation organization with roots in the 1970s Bay Area consciousness scene that grew into an influential part of mainstream business culture in America- and reflects on what its philosophical legacy means today.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast platforms.

For Netflix, Samantha produced the documentary series “The Confession Tapes” (2017, nominated for best episodic series by the International Documentary Association) and “Exhibit A” (2019), both exploring wrongful convictions and systemic injustice. She was also consulting producer on “Ugly Delicious”, the global food series starring chef David Chang.

Samantha has worked with diverse global brands and institutions as strategist, consultant, and creative director. Selected clients include Apple, Airbnb, Converse, GE, Gucci, and Japan’s Ministry of Culture. Contact for more information.

Co-founder and director of Paloma Powers (2014-2018), an artist's agency and creative studio, dedicated to crafting innovative artist-led solutions for realms far beyond the traditional art world. Email for previous projects: samantha@samanthaculp.com

Border Studies is a newsletter containing notes and readings gathered from the URL wilderness. Threads include: art, film, mutating cultural economies, and now updates on my book investigating the global landscapes of "futures thought". Click to see the latest and subscribe for the next.

Get in touch:

samantha@samanthaculp.com

Publishing Inquiries:

Allison Devereux at Trellis Literary Management - adevereux@trellisliterary.com