26 GASOLINE STATIONS digital video (1920 x 1080), colour, sound, 4’ 23”, 2016, Ireland created by Alan Butler September 13 - 26 2024 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org 26 GASOLINE STATIONS is a digital homage to Ed Ruscha’s iconic 1963 photobook, 26 Gasoline Stations. Ruscha’s work famously documented the mundane yet intriguing petrol stations along his route from Los Angeles... Read more →
09/13/2024
08/30/2024
EVENT: GIATH TAHA (AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12 2024)
BECOMING A GHOST digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 21’ 09”, 2022, Syria created by Giath Taha Originally a four-channel video installation and presented on VRAL as a single-channel video, Becoming a Ghost documents Syrian-born artist Giath Taha’s emotional reunion with his brother in the online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). Separated for ten years due to the Syrian conflict,... Read more →
08/24/2024
UPDATE: RECENT ARTICLES ON PATREON (AUGUST 2024: ALICE BUCKNELL, SUMMER BREAK)
Our Patreon for VRAL is a space specifically designed for enthusiasts, critics, artists and scholars interested in avant-garde machinima, offering more than 350 hundred curated posts that dive deep into this art form. For a modest monthly contribution starting at just $3.5, patrons unlock access to a rich repository of exclusive content that spans insightful articles, thought-provoking essays, and videos.... Read more →
08/15/2024
MENTAL NOTE: ITALY 1950-2040 (GAME OVER)
Annotated charts: From Peter Zeihan's The End of The World is Just The Beginning. Mapping the Collapse of Globalization, Harper Collins, 2022 On Italy's Demographic decline (July 2024) P.S. Lamborghini is owned by Audi AG, which is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. The brand has been under the control of Audi since 1998, when it was acquired by the... Read more →