It’s not quite enough to motivate us to make the epic journey to the Southern Lands, but this show at Gallery1988: Venice, which opens tomorrow, looks like a winner. Thirty artists created posters inspired by classic video games like Tron and (yes!) Duck Hunt, and the samples are super-sweet (thanks, Hi-Fructose). It’s curated by OMG Posters, a fun place for people who like things. Dig it:
- OMG Posters
- This could be you.
The Stranger Testing Department is Rob Lightner and Paul Hughes.
I like that very much, but in looking around the gallery blog I think SHOWDOWNS IS THE ONE FOR ME:
http://g1988.blogspot.com/2011/01/just-a…
Don’t tell me you’re going the Roger Ebert route and calling games not-art, too!
I believe that “a fun place for people who like things” is the funniest phrase ever from The STD. I shall write it on the back of every single commemorative t-shirt I own.
Also, Frogger traumatized me. I was terrible at it. Poor little squashed froggies.
Video games are non-art, are they?
@4: SimTunes.
I guess you’re saying that because one game is commercial, games aren’t art. Which is pretty dumb. Video games are a medium like any other, and there are going to be some games which are obvious cashgrabs. Just like film.