Game Art: SaveMe Oh's "Disappear for a while" (2014)
Submitted by Matteo Bittanti
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EVENT: BAHAREH KHOSHOOEE (NOVEMBER 7—20 2025)
LifeStream digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 6’ 26”, 2020, Iran created by Bahareh Khoshooee introduced by Matteo Bittanti In LifeStream, produced during the first month of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, a week of continuous Instagram broadcasting culminates in a hand-off: the artist’s apartment and routines are reconstructed
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EVENT: IAM8BIT 20TH ANNIVERSARY ART SHOW (NOVEMBER 8–9 2025, LOS ANGELES)
iam8bit 20th Anniversary Art Show Studio 8, 614 E 12th St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 Saturday–Sunday, 8–9 November 2025 (open to the public) Curated by Jon M. Gibson and Amanda White Register for free on Eventbrite Los Angeles–based creative studio iam8bit is returning to its gallery origins