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The Alluvials digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 38’ 05”, 2023, United States of America Created by Alice Bucknell The Alluvials is a seven-chapter video work — and video game — that delves into the politics of drought and water scarcity in a near-future Los Angeles. The narrative unfolds through diverse
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WARNING: this video may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. Babak Ahteshamipour’s third machinima in the ongoing series accompanying the release of Violent Violins Exposed is a shocking assault on the senses. The artist statement is below: "The Cryptic Eclipse of an
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Light Study digital video (1280 x 720), color, sound, 28’ 32”, 2015, Brazil created by Fernando Pereira Gomes In Light Study, a male avatar from Grand Theft Auto V stands unwavering, gazing into the camera for nearly thirty minutes as weather and light conditions shift subtly yet continuously, painting the
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FILE 2024: QUBIT AI July 3 - August 25 2024 Centro Cultural FIESP Avenida Paulista, 1313 Em frente a estação Trianon-Masp do Metrô Bela Vista, São Paulo - SP, 01311-200, Brazil In the heart of São Paulo, at the FIESP Cultural Center, the FILE 2024 festival unfurls a groundbreaking intersection
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Zhou Yan, Blind Field (video still),2022–2024, interactive video installation, real time, imagecourtesy of the artist and SPURS Gallery Zhou Yan, a Beijing-born artist with an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is renowned for his experimental approach, blending video installations, sculptures, paintings, and interactive
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Dancing Plague digital video (1920 x 800), color, sound, 6’ 29”, 2024, Switzerland/Italy created by 2girls1comp In Dancing Plague, a mod for Grand Theft Auto V, the game’s traditionally gendered choreography is subverted, forcing every male NPC to dance feverishly whenever the player holds the H key. This
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In this video, Marco De Mutiis and Matteo Bittanti introduce The Photographer's Guide to Los Santos, an online companion to the eponymous exhibition which took place in the context of Fotofestival Lenzburg between May 22 and June 23 2024 in Lenzburg, Switzerland. The Photographer’s Guide to Los
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Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L’helgoualc’h Marlowe Drive digital video, sound, color, 34’, 2017, France vral.org In Marlowe Drive, an avatar named Adam Kesher embarks on an unconventional journey through Los Santos, a meticulously rendered virtual replica of Los Angeles in Grand Theft Auto V. Adam is
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GETXOPHOTO 2024: PLAY June 6 - 30 2024 Curated by María PtqkGetxo, Basque Countrymap and schedulesGetxophoto International Image Festival takes place in Getxo, the Basque Country, close to Bilbao (15km). It is conceived to walk around the city and delve into the exhibitions in a few hours. Most of them
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Elizabeth Desintaputri Ascending Men digital video, color, sound, 1’ 44”, 2024, Indonesia May 24 - June 6 2024 introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org In Ascending Men, Elizabeth Desintaputri exploits the virtual topography of Grand Theft Auto V as a canvas for digital experimentation, interweaving modding techniques with the capabilities
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The Death Trilogy performance documentation, digital video and audio recorded in The Sims 4, 33’ 05”, 2024, Cyprus Created by Adonis Archontides Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org Za woka genava (I think you are hot), Ya gotta wob’ere! Ya gotta wob’ere! (Don’t give up! Keep trying!
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Choose your PlayerLuYang, Arcade Liverpool, FACT Liverpool, 2023 Installation View© LuYang, Foto / Photo: Rob BattersbyChoose your Player. Game Worlds from Dice to Pixel 17.05.2024 – 27.04.2025 Opening: Thursday, 16.5.2024, 6 pm, free admission Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen Seestraße 22, 88045 Friedrichshafen, Germany The exhibition Choose Your