Art of Videogames Exhibit Opens at Smithsonian

[The Continental]

The Art of Videogams exhibition kicks off with a bang this weekend at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. In addition to the exhibit itself the Smithsonian will be hosting a weekend of panels, musical performances, and film screenings titled, what else, GameFest!.

The Art of Video Games exhibition will explore the 40‐year evolution of video games as an artistic medium, with a focus on striking visual effects, the creative use of new technologies, and the most influential artists and designers. A website (www.artofvideogames.org) offered participants a chance to vote for 80 games from a pool of 240 proposed choices in various categories, divided by era, game type and platform. Voting took place between February 14, 2011 and April 17, 2011.

The exhibition will be on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from March 16, 2012 through September 30, 2012 (www.americanart.si.edu/taovg)

Beginning in October, the exhibit will embark on a ten city US tour, the confirmed locations of which can be found here.

[Fubl]

As I posted in general heading their Saturday.

[MachEnergy]

It's so lame that they have Nolan Bushnell for today. I'm not taking off work to hear him talk, but dammit it sure would make a nice Saturday or Sunday experience. I may end up going tomorrow. We shall see.

[MagGnome]

This looks pretty cool. I wish I lived closer so I could check it out.

[Ink Asylum]

Yonkers? That's the closest this is going to get to NYC? I could maybe take a train to check it out...

[MagGnome]

I didn't see the tour list before. The only places it hits in the U.S. are Ohio and Michigan. That's too bad.

[Ink Asylum]

National Tour
The Art of Video Games will travel to 10 cities in the United States following its presentation in Washington, D.C. Confirmed venues include:

Boca Raton Museum of Art (October 24, 2012–January 20, 2013)

EMP Museum in Seattle (February 16, 2013–May 13, 2013)

Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY (February 15, 2014–May 18, 2014)

Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio (June 19, 2014–September 28, 2014)

Flint Institute of Arts in Flint, Michigan (October 25, 2014–January 18, 2015)

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis, Tennessee (June 6, 2015–September 13, 2015)

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University in Miami, Florida (October 9, 2015–January 25, 2016)

[MachEnergy]

I'm so pissed that I'm just now finding out Kojima is speaking at this thing. When I first looked at the schedule, he wasn't on it. This is what I get for using Gmail's Bulk Mail Filter and never going through my bulk folder to verify I don't need anything in it. I could have had early access registration! I'm still tempted to go early and hope the standby line actually gets used.

A coworker reminded me that tomorrow is St Patty's Day. Going into DC is going to suuuuuuuuck. If I tried to sneak in under a large Guinness box, Kojima couldn't possibly be mad at me for trying, right? I mean, he's pretty much told me THIS IS HOW YOU GET IN PLACES UNNOTICED!



(Not Pictured: Police taking me into custody)

[divinechaos]

Wait, so are the NoVa Cogers ging to this thing?

[MachEnergy]

Originally Posted by divinechaos

Wait, so are the NoVa Cogers ging to this thing?

I'm a maybe. Jboy sounded like he had other plans.

[Fubl]

Currently standing in line down the hall in front of the exhibit.