, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC, until 30 September
Masterpiece Mario, a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, elevates Pac-Man and other beloved games to high art
DO VIDEO games count as art? The cultural stronghold of gaming – now a $25 billion industry – is undisputed, but the earliest game creators saw themselves primarily as computer programmers or engineers. And those among them who do see their work as art are seldom exhibiting on the gallery circuit.
An exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC may change that. The pixelated realms…
