Three things to know about Drue Kataoka, the artist who is the new darling of Clubhouse

Clubhouse will be displaying Drue Kataoka's face in place of its logo throughout the month of May. Photo: AFP

A new icon is born. Drue Kataoka has become the new face of Clubhouse, the voice chat application that has been gaining in popularity since the beginning of the pandemic.

We look back at the career of the American artist whose work mixes art and new technologies. Since its debut in March 2020, Clubhouse has attracted a lot of people to its chat rooms. Big names in rap like Drake and Wiz Khalifa discuss songs in the making, while tech giants like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg make appearances to talk about cryptocurrencies, virtual reality and even Facebook.