Event: Gun Ballet: the Aestheticization of Violence in Video Games (March 2 - June 3, 2018, Chicago)
March 2 - June 3, 2018
2418 W Bloomingdale #102
Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Reception: Friday March 2, 2018, 5-8pm
Chicago's Video Game Art Gallery presents Gun Ballet, an exhibition that identifies the major styles of violence in video games—ranging from the beautiful to the gratuitous—and examines how the representation and mediation of violence achieves the expressive goals of artists. The exhibition includes work by the Biome Collective, Karl Burke, Geissler/Sann, Stephan Martiniere, Trinket Studios, Krista Wortendyke, and more.