BOOK: THE MYTHIC BEING IN LIBERTY CITY
We are excited to announce the release of The Mythic Being in Liberty City, the fourth in a series by CONCRETE PRESS dedicated to our ongoing Grand Theft Auto IV interventions.
The book is now available in a limited edition of 99 copies and features 144 pages of text, illustrations in B&W and color, many of which have not been shared before.
It also includes a critical essay by critic and curator Dorothy R. Santos.
Below is the full synopsis:
The Mythic Being in Liberty City is a replay of Adrian Piper’s 1973 performance The Mythic Being entirely produced and (re)enacted within the virtual spaces of Grand Theft Auto IV’s digital replica of New York City. In 2016, COLL.EO replayed Piper’s performance within Liberty City. The original game, Grand Theft Auto IV, was modded and the main character, Niko Bellic, was replaced by a customized avatar of Adrian Piper/The Mythic Being. This limited edition book is a documentation of the performance, featuring a critical essay by Dorothy R. Santos and never seen before images.
Click here to read more about The Mythic Being in Liberty City.
BOOK: BORING POSTCARDS FROM ITALY
NOW AVAILABLE!
BORING POSTCARDS FROM ITALY by COLL.EO
Release date: December 8, 2016
Features: Hardcover, 134 pages, illustrations, full color.
Format: 10×8 inches, 25×20 cm
Language: English
ISBN: 9781366753243
Price: $109.99
LIMITED EDITION: 99 copies
DESCRIPTION
English
To create Boring Postcards from Italy, COLL.EO has collected more than one hundred of the most boring images from Forza Horizon 2. The result is a book that, in sharp contrast to the title, fascinates and surprises. Boring Postcards from Italy redefines the relationship between reality and simulation with "postcards" that are "boring" both in content and composition. The project is an appropriation and homage to Martins Parr's seminal Boring Postcards series: a commentary on videogame architecture, tourism and simulation, photography and representation. It is, above all, a provocation. Text in English.
Italian
Per creare Boring Postcards from Italy, COLL.EO ha raccolto oltre un centinaio delle "cartoline" più noiose dell'Italia simulata in Forza Horizon 2. Il risultato è un libro che, in aperto contrasto con il titolo, affascina e sorprende. Questo volume illustrato rappresenta uno strumento essenziale per comprendere la complessa interazione tra gioco e fotografia, documentazione e simulazione, arte e design. Sono qui incluse immagini "noiose" a livello di contenuto, composizione e soggetto dell'Italia immaginata dai programmatori di Turn 10 Studios. Boring Postcards from Italy offre uno sguardo inedito sugli ultra-luoghi videoludici, illuminandone tanto l'architettura quanto la sottesa ideologia (nonché patologia). Frutto di una duplice appropriazione - il videogioco Forza Horizon 2, ma anche la serie Boring Postcards del fotografo britannico Martin Parr che il progetto omaggia a livello formale e contenutistico - il volume porta in primo piano la natura auto-referenziale dell'arte videoludica e, in particolare, della fotoludica, termine che indica le pratiche fotografiche all'interno dei videogiochi. Testo in inglese.
READ AN ESSAY IN ITALIAN, "CARTOLINE DAL BELPAESE" BY MATTEO BITTANTI