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I'm happy to announce the release of my new book, Machinima, dal videogioco alla videoarte [Machinima. From video game to video art]. Published by Mimesis Edizioni in the Heterotopie series, the book investigates the relationship between art and video games from a variety of perspectives. Featuring eight contributions
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Open CodesLiving in Digital WorldsOctober 20, 2017–August 5, 2018 Opening: October 19, 7pm ZKM_Foyer ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Lorenzstr. 19 76135 KarlsruheGermany The exhibition Open Codes reflects on the world we live in today; a world that is created and controlled by digital codes. From
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David OReilly, "Everything", 2016; Photo: N. Miguletz, Copyright; Frankfurter Kunstverein Perception is Reality: On the Construction of Reality and Virtual Worlds October 7, 2017–January 7, 2018 Opening: October 6, 7pm Frankfurter Kunstverein Steinernes Haus am Römerberg Markt 44 60311 Frankfurt/Main Germany Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–7pm,
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"It’s 2017 and computer graphics have conquered the Uncanny Valley, that strange place where things are almost real... but not quite. After decades of innovation, we’re at the point where we can conjure just about anything with software. The battle for photoreal CGI has been won, so
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David Blandy The End of the World3rd November to 16th December 2017PV Thursday 2nd November 6pmSeventeen270-276 Kingsland RoadEntrance on Acton MewsLondon E8 4DG Press release:"Comprising three film installations and new series of photographs, ‘The End of the World’ deals with the artist’s relationship to technology and memory,
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Marco Mendeni “De Oraculis Novis” [solo show] October 24 - December 10, 2017 AREA35 Gallery via Vigevano 35, cortile interno, 20123 Milano, Italy Hours: Monday - Friday 3.30 - 7 pm., Saturday (appointment only). “r_lightTweakSunlight” project stems from the research within the videogames brought forward by Marco Mendeni
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Mauri Lehtonen, UFO Trouble, HD video, color, sound, 2015, 1' Mauri Lehtonen (b. 1985) is a Finnish filmmaker and a new media artist. His works is imbued with styles ranging from abstract structuralism to experimental pop mutations. His latest video is titled UFO Trouble, as it was created by
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isthisit? is a platform for contemporary art run and founded by Bob Bicknell-Knight.You are invited to submit to isthisit?'s third magazine publication, which will be available to view online and in physical limited edition books.The overriding theme of the issue will be virtual worlds, the excessive
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Jon Rafman, Dream Journal, 2017, Single Channel Video (excerpt) Jon Rafman's latest video project is titled Dream Journal (2017). It's a journey into the mind of a deranged man. Expect an overdose of 3D computer-generated erotic fantasies with vernacular horror. Think The Sims Gone Wrong plus
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Jacky Connolly, Anhedonia, 2017 ,Video, color, sound, 18m.Anhedonia will be on view until September 29 2017 in these two locations: Vanity Projects, 99 Chrystie St 2F, New York, NY, 10002Vanity Projects, 7338 NW Miami Ct #2, Miami, FL 33150In Anhedonia (2017), a machinima film in six parts, Jacky Connolly
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Chris Howlett, Untitled Swarm, 2017. excerpt/preview only. Warning: stroboscopic, flashy colors. A new video piece by Australian artist Chris Howlett, Untitled Swarm, shows "different 3D models used as the generic game asset for representing the dual image of the player as either Terrorist or Rebel." The video
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We talked about Alan Butler's fascinating work Down & Out In Los Santos last May in a wide-ranging interview. Subtitled The Construct Moment, this new teaser, released by Les Rencontres D'Arles (The first International Festival of Photography in Arles, France), provides additional details about the ongoing/