Matteo Bittanti is the co-author of GameScenes, art in the Age of Videogames with Domenico Quaranta. This website, which explores game-based artistic production, distributions, and discussion, was introduced in 2005.
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Real weapon digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 18’ 36”, 2018, n/a. created by Anna Rotaenko Structured around a twelve-step recovery model, Real Weapon transposes the logic of addiction onto the exhausted figure of the precarious artist. Replacing “God” with “Art” and substituting substance dependency with structural entrapment
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iam8bit 20th Anniversary Art Show Studio 8, 614 E 12th St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 Saturday–Sunday, 8–9 November 2025 (open to the public) Curated by Jon M. Gibson and Amanda White Register for free on Eventbrite Los Angeles–based creative studio iam8bit is returning to its gallery origins
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The house of Pikachu: art, anime, and pop culture 17 October 2025 – 15 March 2026 Curated by Owen Duffy (Nancy C. Allen Curator and Director of Exhibitions) Asia Society Texas Center, 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX 77004 Wed, Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 12–7pm. General admission $8; free for
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Narrating [with] the Videogame Image Barcelona, 28–29 November 2025 Fundación Foto Colectania C/ Passeig Picasso, 14 08003 Barcelona Spain Fundación Foto Colectania, in collaboration with ArsGames, presents a two-day programme on the videogame image, its narrative capacities and intersections with photography, digital art, and cinema. The event forms part
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Next Level – Festival for Games, Interactive Art and Digital Theatre Festival dates: 13–16 November 2025 Curated by Lex Rütten and Viv Lennert Several exhibitions remain open through 18 January 2026; check individual listings for times and site-specific details. * Akademie für Theater und Digitalität — Speicherstraße 17, 44147 Dortmund. * Digitale Werkbank
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Tell no Friend or Foe apart: Hell Unleashed digital video, color, sound, 6’ 45”, 2025, Iran/Greece created by Babak Ahteshamipour VRAL World premiere This work is presented in collaboration with Octobre Numérique-Faire Monde festival in Arles, France Tell no Friend or Foe apart: Hell Unleashed (2025) is a machinima
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Catherine Sarah Young’s Deep Sea Mining Claw Machine from Friday October 10 2025 as part of “Playground of the Invisible” curated by Nōvo Collective venue: Lucky Dip Shop 56/470 Torrens Rd, Kilkenny SA 5009 Australia How can a claw machine illuminate the ethics and logistics of planetary extraction?
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Worldglimpsing ArkDes, Skeppsholmen, Exercisplan, Stockholm, Sweden Exercisplan 4, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm 3 October 2025 – 2026 (Stockholm chapter), with the second chapter opening at Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, in 2026. Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–18:00; Tuesday & Friday late opening until 20:00 Programme highlights: Opening: Friday, 3 October 2025, 6–8pm
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The Great Adventure of Material World (2019–2020) Curated by Regina Harsanyi September 26, 2025 – March 22, 2026 Museum of the Moving Image, Jane Henson Amphitheater 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY 11106 The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) will present The Great Adventure of Material World (2019–2020) by
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Heel Turn Curated by Camille Martin Featuring works by Réda Boussella, Zoé Chataignon, and Yannis Mohand Briki 24 September to 13 December 2025 La Maison pop 9bis rue Dombasle 93100 Montreuil, France La Maison pop (Montreuil) opens its 2025–26 season with Heel Turn, an exhibition curated by Camille Martin
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Between October 2025 and February 2026, artist and game maker Chloé Desmoineaux inaugurates Deviant Game Space, a temporary laboratory dedicated to experimental play. Conceived as an “espace-temps” for both creators and audiences, the initiative explores alternative forms of videogame making and unmaking through three intersecting themes: détournement, media archaeology, and
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Drew Davidson: Ludic Narrans, stories of/by/for the fields of play October 29, 2025 1:00 PM–3:00 PM Carnegie Mellon University 4919 Frew St. College of Fine Arts, Room 111 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Since 2024, Drew Davidson has been conducting an exploratory qualitative study on the international