Messhof Sets Up Temporary Arcade In NYC Tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, non-profit art group X Initiative will host No Soul For Sale, a week-long convention seeking to bring together "not-for-profit centers, alternative institutions, artists' collectives and independent enterprises from around the world that contribute to the international art scene by inventing new strategies for the distribution of information and by supporting a diverse cultural program."
Instant Gratification, a temporary arcade curated by Mark "messhof" Essen (Cowboyana), is one of the 30+ art spaces slated for the New York City show. The free arcade will be up for only one night, June 23rd from 6 to 9 PM, and will feature games filled with "counterintuitive physics, chaotic game mechanics, and bursts of strobing color".
The preliminary schedule for No Soul For Sale also describes Instant Gratification's games as "the essence of old 2D arcade titles with the viewer-challenging puzzle-logic of avant-garde cinema."
One of the titles announced for the arcade is Sexy Hiking, the aesthetically displeasing but very rewarding platformer from Ukranian game designer Jazzuo:
Prolific Swedish game designer Jonatan "Cactus" Söderström (Brain-Damaged Toon Underworld) will also show off "a new 3D game", and Essen himself will bring The Thrill of Combat, his newly released side-scroller combining helicopter rescues with missile dodging and body organ theft.
Radical Software Group will also hand out a new print publication based on Kriegspiel, their "their digital reinterpretation of Guy Debord’s strategy board game" of the same name, at Instant Gratification.
You can find more information on No Soul For Sale and the other artists appearing at the convention on X Initiative's official site.
