GAME ART VS ART GAME

Thu, Aug 18, 2016 9:00am Fri, Oct 28, 2016 5:00pm

Game Art VS. Art Game
Curated by VGA Gallery
Hosted by Columbia College Chicago Department of Performance and Exhibitions Services

The Arcade
618 S. Michigan Ave, 2nd Floor
August 18- October 28, 2016
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Reception:  Friday, September 23 2016, 6-9pm

Organized by VGA Gallery, GAME ART VS. ART GAME is a group exhibition of video games of artistic significance, made by both experimental game designers and fine artists experimenting with games. Within the conversational space of Columbia College Chicago's Arcade Gallery, this selection of playable, iconoclastic video games will yield rare opportunities for comparison, contrast, appreciation and enjoyment.

Including work by:

• Pippin Barr
• Jonathan Blow
• Cardboard Computer
• Porpentine Charity Heartscape
• Hannah Leja Epstein (hanski)
• Nina Freeman & Joni Kittaka
• Ryan & Amy Green (Numinous Games)
• Feng Mengbo
• Michaël Samyn & Auriea Harvey (Tale of Tales)
• David van Brink
• Hunter Jonakin
• JODI

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.