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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Alona Rodeh Interzone November 9, 2024–March 2, 2025 Opening: November 8, 7pm Light performance: November 8, 8:30pm, The Mood Organ, on the façade of Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen Horster Straße 5-7 D-45897 Gelsenkirchen Germany Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm press release Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen is pleased to present to
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REASONABLE TOO digital video (3840 x 1632), color, sound, 10’ 03”, 2018 (2024), United States/Italy created by COLL.EO October 11 - 24 2024 vral.org The second in a series of machinima by COLL.EO examining social and racial tensions in the United States produced between 2018 and
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Set against the backdrop of the 1974 Bulldozer Exhibition, Bulldozer Exhibition by Russian artist Mikhail Maksikov revisits one of the most pivotal moments in Soviet avant-garde history. On September 15, 1974, outrider and underground artists from Moscow and Leningrad gathered in Belyayevo, a district of Moscow, to defy Soviet censorship
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press release GAMES @ BERKELEY Friday, October 11, 2024 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Banatao Auditorium (310 Sutardja Dai Hall) Berkeley University History and Theory of New Media special event co-sponsored by the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies with Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research and Development, Institute
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AUTOCONSTRUCCIÓN digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 13’ 52”, 2024, Mexico created by Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD) and Iván Abreu vral.org Originally conceived and performed as a live-coded audiovisual concert and real-time video game animation, Autoconstrucción was collaboratively created by Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD) and Iván Abreu. The project, executed
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26 GASOLINE STATIONS digital video (1920 x 1080), colour, sound, 4’ 23”, 2016, Ireland created by Alan Butler September 13 - 26 2024 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org 26 GASOLINE STATIONS is a digital homage to Ed Ruscha’s iconic 1963 photobook, 26 Gasoline Stations. Ruscha’s work famously
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BECOMING A GHOST digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 21’ 09”, 2022, Syria created by Giath Taha vral.org Originally a four-channel video installation and presented on VRAL as a single-channel video, Becoming a Ghost documents Syrian-born artist Giath Taha’s emotional reunion with his brother in the online
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Renaud Jerez’s Poison (2024) is a full-length portrait of a sophisticated woman, elegantly poised in orange-tinted Céline glasses (the artist is keen to specify the exact brand). The lenses faintly mirror a vibrant red backdrop, a blend of Chinese lacquer and Helios red, hinting at an undercurrent of intensity.
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Concept art for Feral Metaverse by Connor Willumsen, courtesy of ONX Studio Group Hug curated by Julia Kaganskiy in partnership with Serpentine Arts Technologies and Rhizome 161 Water St, Floor 4 - Entrance on Water & John Street, New York September 26 to October 20, 2024 Opening and Public Hours:
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Aaron Berry, Fourth Era, digital video, color, sound, 23' 55", United States, 2016. Made with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim © Bethesda Game Studios Watching the world go by, the expansive forest, snowy plains and castles fill my view. Wandering the arctic wastes I sit thinking of where to
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Sato Ryotaro, Dummy Life #11, 2022, Inkjet print, 12.4 ｘ 14.8 cmMACHINE LOVE: Video Game, AI and Contemporary Art February 13 - June 8 2025 Mori Art Museum 6-10-1, 六本木ヒルズ 森タワー 52F, 六本木, JP 106-6150 Curated by Kataoka Mami, Martin Germann, Yahagi Manabu press release With the explosive
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Project overview Game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine have transcended their initial confines in video game development, evolving into versatile platforms that now influence a wide array of creative and scientific fields. These powerful tools are not just limited to gaming; they have reshaped Hollywood visual effects, virtual production,