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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Mantas Valentukoni, Land of the Babe, 2022, Photo by Vytas Nomadas Mantas Valentukonis, Madonna, 2022, Photo by Augustinas ŽukovasMantas Valentukonis, Boss Battle, 2021 Mantas Valentukonis’s paintings fuse seemingly divergent visual worlds, integrating the pixelated aesthetic signatures of video games into the tradition-steeped medium of oil painting, in a style
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Installation view, Thomas Hirschhorn: Fake it, Fake it – till you Fake it., Gladstone Gallery, New York, 2024. Thomas Hirschoorn: Fake it, Fake it – till you Fake it.Gladotone GalleryJanuary 24 – March 2, 2024530 West 21st Street, New York Fake it, Fake it – till you Fake it. at the Gladstone Gallery
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Blood Paintings digital video, color, sound, 11’ 06”, 2024, Australia Created by Georgie Roxby Smith vral.org Georgie Roxby Smith’s Blood Paintings series merges digital gaming spaces and physical art. Each piece comprises three distinct components: a machinima documenting repetitive violence against GTA V pedestrians, intimate selfies showcasing the
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Theo Triantafyllidis, Radicalization Pipeline, live simulation, 2021 (still) Courtesy of the artist GAME ENGINE CULTURE(S) Principal investigators: Matteo Bittanti (Dipartimento di Arti, Media e Spettacolo “Giampaolo Fabris”, Università IULM, Milano), Valentino Catricalà (School of Digital Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University), Paolo Ruffino (Department of Communication and Media, University of
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Felix Beaudry, The Glob Mother and Lazy Boy, 2023, Knit tapestry with woven couch, 88 x 50 x 60 inches approxFelix Beaudry, Flying Lessons, 2023, Knit tapestry on duvet cover and gromets, 90 x 82 inches approx Beaudry's evocative 2023 wall tapestry Flying Lessons from the acclaimed Glob
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The Lost Woods, Awakened is an innovative exhibition, masterminded (and remastered) by artists Nathan Harper and Babak Ahteshamipour. This exhibition explores the tensions informing digital identity and artificial intelligence, rooted in a mythical narrative set within a digital realm borrowed from a renowned video game. This realm, aptly named The
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Liz Craft, Ms. America, Images courtesy Centre d’édition contemporaine, Genève. Photos by Sandra Pointet. Liz Craft's 2023 Ms. America exhibition at the Centre d'édition contemporaine (Geneva, Switzerland) between November 5, 2022 and February 3, 2023 reimagined the iconic video game character Pac-Man as a commentary
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Endless Sea digital video, color, sound, 6’ 59”, 2015 (2023), The Netherlands Created by Bram Ruiter January 19- February 1 2024 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Bram Ruiter’s experimental 2015 work Endless Sea was originally shot with/in a modified version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar
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FILE Call for Entries 2024 – Electronic Language International Festival The FILE Call for Entries 2024 is officially open! This is an extraordinary opportunity for artists and technologists to showcase their innovative and original works at the prestigious Electronic Language International Festival – FILE. FILE 2024 seeks to explore the intersection of
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Auriea Harvey, Ox, 2021 © Auriea Harvey Auriea Harvey: My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard February 2 - July 7, 2024 Location: Changing Exhibitions Gallery Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, New York 11106 press release My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is
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4K video, single-channel-projection, color, sound, 16’ 13”, 2016-2017, Germany Created by Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler January 5 - 18 2024 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Freeroam À Rebours, Mod#I.1 is a 16-minute video work combining experimental film, music video, performance, and contemporary dance which examines the
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Sara Bezovšek and Dorijan Šiško are two young Slovenian artists who often collaborate on multimedia and game-based art projects. Their works demonstrate an interest in internet culture, social media, and exploring relevant socio-political themes through speculative worldbuilding. Sara Bezovšek is a visual artist, active in the fields of new media,