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NEGOCIO at el Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras de Alicante<\/a> is an ambitious attempt to present an archive of the creation of games as art largely over the last twenty years, though one work – “White Chess” by Yoko Ono dates back to 1966. The majority of works have been created in the 21st century. The exhibition presents a mix of digital and analog games and the vast majority of the exhibition is interactive – allowing visitors to play the games on exhibit as intended by the artists.<\/p>\n I’ve been honored with the inclusion of VAGAMUNDO: A Migrant’s Tale (2002) included the exhibition (pictured above). This is a sculpture and video game originally presented on the street that unfortunately is as timely today as 16 years ago due to the Trump administration’s stance regarding immigration.<\/p>\n The curators – David Machado Gutierrez, Alba Garcia Martinez, Beatriz Martinez-Villagrasa and Miguel Soria Andurell state:<\/p>\n The origin of the game, is lost in the memory of time; the game is perhaps as old as the very existence of the human being on earth. But what does the game transmit to us today apart from its playful appearance? Can art use it as a tool that reflects on challenges and social reality? Does it also work as an act of criticism? This exhibition does not pretend not to answer these questions, since it would be too ambitious, but it is formulated so that the spectator participates and, using the works of art as a guide. The exhibition investigates in the multiple planes what may unfolds in games as art.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Below are a selection of photographs documenting the exhibition.<\/p>\n Two game sculptures by Cuban artist Abel Barroso<\/a> Carlos No’s Intifada<\/a> – a “ping-pong table which, in place of a net, has been divided into two halves by a very high brick wall, topped by barbed wire that heightens a feeling of insurmountabilty. There arises in the spectator the curiosity of seeing the other side, the place which one is forbidden to see and be in, as if one had discovered Lewis Carrol\u2019s charade in the passage to the other side of the looking-glass. In this wonderland that comprises this side and the other side, both the space and the visitor\u2019s steps are divided into two.” “Velvet-Strike<\/a> is a mod of the first-person shooter video game Counter-Strike. The mod, developed by Anne-Marie Schleiner, Joan Leandre, and Brody Condon, adds \u201cprotest sprays\u201d to the game\u2019s existing graffiti function.” “Ladrillazo<\/a> is a historical game that takes you to the real estate bubble of the first decade of the 21st century. There were days of wine and roses, an interpretation center in each town, an airport in each city, mortgages at 40 years, masons with minister salaries, Olympic dreams, AVEs and golf resorts.” “Pac-Art<\/a> is a version of the immensely popular Arcade video game Pac-Man. In this case, Pac-Art has transformed Pac-Man into an artist who has to devour famous works of art and flee from ghost-artists who threaten him.” Ravalpoly<\/a> by Alba Refulgente – a game of real estate speculation in Barcelona that re-contextualizes the game Monopoly. Visitors will have the opportunity to play Yoko Ono’s “White Chess.” Many other artists and game makers are included in this exhibition, including Brenda Romero<\/a>, Connor Monahan<\/a>, Molleindustria<\/a>, Richard Hofmeier<\/a>, Jason Rohrer<\/a>, Joan Priego<\/a> amongst others. And one more image of VAGAMUNDO: NEGOCIO at el Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras de Alicante is an ambitious attempt to present an archive of the creation of games as art largely over the last twenty years, though one work – “White Chess” by Yoko Ono dates back to 1966. The majority of works have been created in the 21st century. 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