Ed Bartlett

Ed Bartlett is a British art curator and founder of The Future Tense - an independent fine art platform working with contemporary artists, galleries, institutions and select cultural brands to produce exhibitions, publications and a range of special projects.

Prior to founding The Future Tense, Bartlett was an established figure in the video game industry and one of the pioneers of in-game advertising. During his 15 years working in games he contributed to a number of books including The Secrets of the Game Business and Introduction to Game Development, as well as a variety of reports and articles in publications including the Global Innovation Report, iMedia Connection, MCV, Develop, PC Gamer, PC Format, PC Zone and Edge.

A keen cyclist and adventurer, Bartlett is currently working on a major new book about the vanlife scene for release via Lonely Planet in November 2018.