April 22, 2006
Ars Virtua Gallery & New Media Center
Opening of "The Real"
Ars Virtua Gallery & New Media Center invites the public to the opening of it's inaugural show entitled The Real. The event will be held on the grounds of Ars Virtua which can be found here in the 3d rendered world of Second Life. Six artists are represented in this show which examines the nature of observation, movement, communication, contact, and fetish in the virtual environment of the avatar.
These investigations form the basis of questioning what is real, they go beyond the experience of the user at the keyboard to reference that similar and familiar experience of the driver behind the wheel. The metaphor remains consistent between the two. The answers we arrive at are not surprising and are no more profound than the pen on your desktop.
The show runs from April 28 through June 23, 2006 with the opening and artist's reception at 7pm SLT (Pacific Daylight Time) on April 28. Inquiries to gallery[at]arsvirtua.com [Related 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Posted by jo at April 22, 2006 10:46 AM
