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Player of Beings

“Player of Beings,” at the Ming Contemporary Art Museum, took as its subject the history of the video game, artists who use the aesthetics of video games, or gaming as a platform for social commentary. It was an exhibition which, in lieu of examining one of these areas of inquiry with depth, touched lightly on all three.

Upon entering the exhibition one found vitrines

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