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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Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Zifzafa curated by Tominga O’Donnell 18 September 2025 — 4 January 2026 MUNCH Museum, Oslo — Floor 10 (Gallery 10) Edvard Munchs plass 1, 0194 Oslo, Norway Opening Hours: Sunday–Tuesday: 10:00 – 18:00 ; Wednesday–Saturday: 10:00 – 21:00 At the Munch Museum in Oslo,
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THE INSUFFERABLE WEIGHT OF BEING A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MURDERER digital video, color, sound, 17’ 54”, 2025, France created by Yannis Mohand Briki September 26—October 9 2025 VRAL THE INSUFFERABLE WEIGHT OF BEING A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MURDERER is the second chapter in what the artist calls a coming of (r)age triptych,
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Essential Engagement: The Works of Joseph DeLappe Vernissage: Thursday, 23 October 2025, 4–6pm PT Hohbach Hall, Room 122, Cecil H. Green Library, Stanford University, 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, California Retrospective exhibition + artist talk by Joseph DeLappe, followed by a conversation with Joel Slayton (CADRE Lab founding director), moderated by
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Jakob Kudsk Steensen: The Song Trapper 17 October 2025 to 2 March 2026 Curated by Claudia Buizza and Ludovic Delalande Fondation Louis Vuitton 8 av. du Mahatma Gandhi Paris, France From 17 October 2025 to 2 March 2026, the Fondation Louis Vuitton presents The Song Trapper, the first Paris institutional
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JEŚLI/TO [IF/THEN] October 3, 2025–February 1, 2026 Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art Curated by Sara Szostak and Marta Grytczuk 2 Jazdów Street Warsaw 00-467 Poland Hours: Tuesday–Wednesday and Friday–Sunday 11am–7pm Thursday 11am–8pm JEŚLI/TO [IF/THEN], on view at Ujazdowski Castle Centre
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Independent artist and game designer Mikhail Maksimov has just released Relic Dongle, a curious entry in what might be called the genre of “mourning simulators.” The app positions itself as a playful, even ironic, platform to grieve: “Although our world is fragile, life is beautiful! But it is very important
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Octobre Numérique — Faire Monde 11 October – 9 November 2025 Curated by Vincent Moncho Chapelle des Trinitaires, Arles, France official website From 11 October to 9 November 2025, Arles hosts a new edition of Octobre Numérique — Faire Monde, with a pronounced emphasis on artistic videogames, experimental practices, and a technology-critical ethos.
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Suzanne Treister: Prophetic Dreaming Modern Art Oxford October 4, 2025 – April 12, 2026 (opening: October 3, 6:30–10pm) 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX1 1BP United Kingdom modernartoxford.org.uk Modern Art Oxford will present the first major UK institutional retrospective of Suzanne Treister, opening October 4, 2025, and running
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Lawrence Lek: Life Before Automation 26 September–14 December 2025 Goldsmiths CCA, St James’, New Cross, London SE14 6AD Opening event: Thursday 25 September, 6–9pm Goldsmiths CCA presents the most extensive UK institutional exhibition to date by Lawrence Lek (b. 1982), an artist whose practice coheres film, installation, video
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Precursing digital video, color, sound, 11’ 13”, 2023, Canada/United Kingdom created by Nina Davies September 12—25 2025 vral.org Precursing is a video work which was commissioned by Matt’s Gallery for her show Precursing in 2023. The video work presents a fictional narrative narrated by —software engineers
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The Works of Joseph DeLappe Silicon Valley Archives Cecil H. Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford, CA 94305-6004 United States of America This is just a quick preview. Expect several updates in the upcoming weeks. Joseph DeLappe’s work explores the intersections of art, technology, and politics. He provokes by