Pioneer

From pioneering ambient music and ever-evolving light paintings to innovating production styles, installations, and strategies of surrender, Brian Eno’s work occupies a rare space in this world with an imprint as deep as it is wide. For the Roxy Music founder, art is the kind of surrender we all benefit from, especially when it helps us digest what science discovers. In this vein, he co-founded the environmental charity EarthPercent, which helps musicians support the most impactful organizations addressing climate change. Few people truly get better with time, but Eno, who started out as a trailblazer, seems to be burning ever brighter, embodying and bettering the ein, he co-founded the environmental charity long now—in other words, continually planting seeds for a more fruitful future. Here, artist Beatie Wolfe talks with the polymath, pioneer, producer, philosopher, environmentalist, color conductor, and “toad in the hole” tosser.