Pokémon – Pop culture gone mad?
If there’s something I wholeheartedly admire is the democratization and evolution of pop culture.
Concepts like ‘locally global’ define this new era of ours were culture has widely spread through the Internet, defining the identity of millions of people not by their geographical locations, borders or sociopolitical environment but through ideas.
The Internet has allowed anyone to share an idea with anyone, no matter distance, or relevance. Long are gone the days were art was synonymous of social class or propaganda. Now it represents and enhances our memories, our identity.
Nintendo and Vice magazine are bringing together part of recent pop culture to an art gallery. Art wouldn’t exist with0ut the support of a patron, and our culture wouldn’t be ours without art.
Look at video game communities on the Internet, millions of people sharing an identity through a democratic line of communication, and a nearly ‘socialist’ content provision system.
I, for one, salute the idea of taking pop culture and elevate it to the same level as art.
If you agree, come around Shoreditch where live music, booze and several artists’ reinventions of the Japanese creatures will make for an otherwise average Wednesday evening.
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PS – Also note that you can enter into a competition to win the game following the steps from the link above
