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The Street Arcade, Sept 2, 2015, outside Hyde Park Art Center. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
A teen artist helps her young sister try the games. Photo courtesy the Plug-In Studio.
Visitors play videogames at the Street Arcade. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
A young visitor tries out a game.
A young visitor tries out a game. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
A crowd gathers as the Street Arcade kicks off. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
Exploring Squishy Circuits at an ArtMakerSpace event.
Visitors played the games on custom-made arcade-style consoles.
As the sun set, the games were visible on the side of the building and on the 2nd floor video projections.
Visitors play videogames at the Street Arcade. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
A teen artist discusses his game with his father.
Visitors play videogames at the Street Arcade. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
Visitors play videogames at the Street Arcade. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.
Visitors play videogames at the Street Arcade. Photo courtesy Robert Banke.

REVELATIONS

 

REVELATIONS combines augmented reality with traditional graffiti practices. A collaboration between the Plug-In Studio and the Graffiti Institute, REVELATIONS brought together artists Kerry Richardson and Miguel "Kane One" Aguilar with teen artists from Juarez Community Academy. The teens created digital drawings and animations for site-specific, virtual installations on buildings and billboards around their neighborhood. Artworks can be viewed through a phone, both in the gallery and on the street at the actual location, using the free Aurasma app (available from iTunes or Google Play). The teens also installed traditional graffiti works in the gallery.

This project is generously supported by Chicago Art Department's Learning is a Lifestyle project. REVELATIONS was offered in partnership with Graffiti Institute.