Let’s play!

While the PlayTime exhibition ended in May 2018, PlayTime on pem.org is still up for engagement. We started the conversation here: how is play changing our lives? Check out more on the artists involved and explore the shifting role of play in art and culture with us.

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The Natives Are Restless: A Video Poem

Poet and former professional basketball player Natalie Diaz's experimental poetic text in video form interrogates the language used in sports commentary.

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Larping at PEM: An Interview

Larper Lizzie Stark leads the PEM guides in their first LARP.

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Maybe the Attendance at My Funeral Will Be Slimmer Than I Thought: An Infographic

Music, movies, sports, current events—anything is ripe for artist Andrew Kuo's playful approach to the banalities of life.

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Play Digest: Agustina Woodgate and Erwin Wurm

For this week's link pack, we check out the latest on PlayTime artists Agustina Woodgate and Erwin Wurm.

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Trap for Young Players: An Essay

Art writer Dan Fox unpacks the performative nature of work and the misconceptions of play as work.

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Games Adults Play: A Comic Series

Comic Josh Gondelman and artist Molly Roth share a list of just a few of their favorite games that adults play.
Part 8

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Consolas: An Image Gallery

Photographer Javier Laspiur's tribute to the games of his youth and a visual evolution of the video game console.

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What Loves Me Enough: A Play Poem

Poet Anis Mojgani draws out the play in the spoken word.

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Game Design That Moves You: An Interview

Choreographer and game designer Boris Willis talks to us about how important body movement is to designing games.

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Play Digest: Gwen Smith and Angela Washko

For this week's link pack, we check out the latest on PlayTime artists Gwen Smith and Angela Washko.

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Inter/De-pen-dence: A Game

Artists Christine Wong Yap and Sarrita Hunn share their game Inter/de-pend-ence.
Round 6

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