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.
ART GAME
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
EVENT
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
ELDEN RING
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,
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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, THE SOUL STATION, 2024. Installation view at Halle am Berghain, Berlin. Commissioned by LAS Art Foundation. Courtesy the artist; LAS Art Foundation. Photo: Alwin Lay Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley THE SOUL STATION July 12–October 13, 2024 Episode I, YOU CAN’T HIDE ANYTHING: July 12–September 8 Episode II,
CRAFT
Marine Beaufils’s La Sentinelle is a needlepoint series initiated in 2022 and completed in February 2024 and a sequel to Absorbed by the Sentinel. It consists of 14 pictures, each measuring 56x46 cm, that meticulously replicate scenes from the 1986 video game The Sentinel by Geoff Crammond. The game