Rafael Fajardo
@rafaelfajardo.bsky.social
designer, researcher, and educator. founder of SWEAT, a loose collaborative creating socially conscious games. co-curator of Dizzy Spell, an artist run project to exhibit artists' games. faculty at the University of Denver in Emergent Digital Practices. 🇨🇴
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Rafael Fajardo
@rafaelfajardo.bsky.social
· Dec 19
I’ve been working on a thing: The Vicki Myhren Gallery is proud to present Code-X: Contemporary Chicanx Codices. This exhibition brings together the artworks of more than a dozen Chicanx artists who reimagine the long tradition of the codex as a dynamic space for Chicanx storytelling. Opens Jan 9.
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For artist Lu Yang, the medium of video games becomes a vehicle for awakening, translating Buddhist philosophy into digital form. The virtual world, as Lu describes, is a “container,” a temporary vessel through which consciousness flows.
The Video Game of Life
In Lu Yang’s hypnotic arcade, Buddhist cosmology refracts through gaming culture.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
For artist Lu Yang, the medium of video games becomes a vehicle for awakening, translating Buddhist philosophy into digital form. The virtual world, as Lu describes, is a “container,” a temporary vessel through which consciousness flows.
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Sunday’s theft at the Louvre has reignited urgent questions about how, and why, museums protect their collections. Emerging forms of art crime demand an ethical reckoning: a willingness to ask whether these objects should still be here at all.
The Louvre Heist Was a Colonial Wake-Up Call
The stunning theft reveals more than a failure of security: It lays bare how austerity, neglect, and unresolved colonial legacies continue to haunt the museum.
hyperallergic.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sunday’s theft at the Louvre has reignited urgent questions about how, and why, museums protect their collections. Emerging forms of art crime demand an ethical reckoning: a willingness to ask whether these objects should still be here at all.
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Entering the Lenzner Gallery at Pitzer College feels like stepping into artist Carmen Argote’s walk-in closet.
Carmen Argote’s Maximalist Homage to Garment Workers
The artist makes each article of clothing in her current exhibition from the same sewing pattern, but they all have their own personalities.
hyperallergic.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Entering the Lenzner Gallery at Pitzer College feels like stepping into artist Carmen Argote’s walk-in closet.
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When you use machine learning to create an algorithm that writes corny but annoyingly catchy raps about a variety of topics, that's a Large Lin-Manuel Miranda Model, or LLMMM
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When you use machine learning to create an algorithm that writes corny but annoyingly catchy raps about a variety of topics, that's a Large Lin-Manuel Miranda Model, or LLMMM
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This is an incredible radar loop of #Melissa. So appreciate Brian’s efforts to share this radar data from tropical cyclones around the world.
Thanks to some vigilant friends out there, I have a nearly-complete 87-hour radar loop of #Melissa 's approach to #Jamaica. The loop abruptly ends when the radar is lost (either loss of communication with it or loss of the actual structure).
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is an incredible radar loop of #Melissa. So appreciate Brian’s efforts to share this radar data from tropical cyclones around the world.
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Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
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JOB: Assistant Professor, Global Ancient Art, Architecture, Material Culture
https://arthist.net/archive/50717
https://arthist.net/archive/50717
Assistant Professor, Global Ancient Art, Architecture, Material Culture
Erik Thuno. Department of Art History, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 01.09.2026, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.11.2025
arthist.net
September 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
JOB: Assistant Professor, Global Ancient Art, Architecture, Material Culture
https://arthist.net/archive/50717
https://arthist.net/archive/50717
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it's time again to send us your Pico-8 projects, with a chance to be featured on our Pico-8 residency cabinet for the Fall season
applications close on August 24, 11:59pm EST, so get them in now!
tinyurl.com/Pico8Cabinet...
applications close on August 24, 11:59pm EST, so get them in now!
tinyurl.com/Pico8Cabinet...
August 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
it's time again to send us your Pico-8 projects, with a chance to be featured on our Pico-8 residency cabinet for the Fall season
applications close on August 24, 11:59pm EST, so get them in now!
tinyurl.com/Pico8Cabinet...
applications close on August 24, 11:59pm EST, so get them in now!
tinyurl.com/Pico8Cabinet...
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The more I learn about sustainable design, the more I realize my Nina (godmother) was PUNK AF!
#abuelitasArePunk #rasquache #sustainability #design #playmakelearn2025
#abuelitasArePunk #rasquache #sustainability #design #playmakelearn2025
August 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The more I learn about sustainable design, the more I realize my Nina (godmother) was PUNK AF!
#abuelitasArePunk #rasquache #sustainability #design #playmakelearn2025
#abuelitasArePunk #rasquache #sustainability #design #playmakelearn2025
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another really important bundle and this goes to supporting people that could very much need it.
seeing the bs in the qrts maybe help out and show this some love too!!! 💕💖🫶🔥
seeing the bs in the qrts maybe help out and show this some love too!!! 💕💖🫶🔥
This bundle supports Game Devs of Color, a nonprofit organization that uplifts and amplifies game creators of color.
itch.io/b/3171/game-...
itch.io/b/3171/game-...
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
another really important bundle and this goes to supporting people that could very much need it.
seeing the bs in the qrts maybe help out and show this some love too!!! 💕💖🫶🔥
seeing the bs in the qrts maybe help out and show this some love too!!! 💕💖🫶🔥
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Paper cutter from The Baltimore Afro American Newspaper https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.203
August 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Paper cutter from The Baltimore Afro American Newspaper https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.203
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We attended in person at Dizzy Spell in Denver, CO! Read all about it in this blog post: bobatealee.newgrounds.com/news/post/15...
July 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We attended in person at Dizzy Spell in Denver, CO! Read all about it in this blog post: bobatealee.newgrounds.com/news/post/15...
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Therapist: the intersection of art and technology isn’t a real place it can’t hurt you
The intersection of art and technology:
The intersection of art and technology:
August 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Therapist: the intersection of art and technology isn’t a real place it can’t hurt you
The intersection of art and technology:
The intersection of art and technology:
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something my intuition's been telling me for a while: there have been so few Black people who've had sustained successful careers on the creative side of video games that it's taking a loooong time to reach what feels like critical mass for cultural change. kotaku.com/the-natural-...
The Natural: The Trouble Portraying Blackness in Video Games - Kotaku
Every morning, I run a pick through my hair. It’s important that I do this when it’s still spongy and damp from the shower. Wait too long and my hair gets
kotaku.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
something my intuition's been telling me for a while: there have been so few Black people who've had sustained successful careers on the creative side of video games that it's taking a loooong time to reach what feels like critical mass for cultural change. kotaku.com/the-natural-...
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Mechas Mexicanos 🇲🇽
El Género Mecha Mexicano
Un mecha , meka (del japonés メカ, meka, abreviación de メカニック, mecánico), es un vehículo de gran tamaño controlado por uno o más pilotos, q...
negropia.blogspot.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Mechas Mexicanos 🇲🇽
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Link to preorder: www.bloomsbury.com/us/taco-9798...
Taco
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food…
www.bloomsbury.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Link to preorder: www.bloomsbury.com/us/taco-9798...
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Tea party
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1595...
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1595...
July 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tea party
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1595...
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1595...
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Use the term “touch grass” to indicate that someone needs to seek out reality, use the term “touch moss” to indicate that they need to seek out ancient forest magic beyond their mortal comprehension.
May 7, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Use the term “touch grass” to indicate that someone needs to seek out reality, use the term “touch moss” to indicate that they need to seek out ancient forest magic beyond their mortal comprehension.
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I wrote about the WeTransfer terms of service and the criticism about the licensing rights in reference to large language models: www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
July 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I wrote about the WeTransfer terms of service and the criticism about the licensing rights in reference to large language models: www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings is here! This groundbreaking collection dives deep into the vibrant world of Latinx comics, exploring themes of identity, migration, and resistance through critical essays, pedagogical reflections, and stunning short comics.
July 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings is here! This groundbreaking collection dives deep into the vibrant world of Latinx comics, exploring themes of identity, migration, and resistance through critical essays, pedagogical reflections, and stunning short comics.
@bobatealee.com, I'm a co-curator of dizzyspell.xyz and I would like to invite you to exhibit your game Doom: The Gallery Experience. Can we communicate through email or DM?
D̴͚̉I̷͙͛Z̴͖͒Z̴̧̉Ý̵̨ ̴̻̈́S̸͎̃P̴̥͆É̶̹L̵̺̀L̴̇͜
games art not games not art games
dizzyspell.xyz
May 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
@bobatealee.com, I'm a co-curator of dizzyspell.xyz and I would like to invite you to exhibit your game Doom: The Gallery Experience. Can we communicate through email or DM?
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Bundle of Joy will be included in the Games in NY Steam Sale next week, starting at 1PM ET on May 29th!
The event is an amazing collection of games, demos, and streamed events featuring artists and designers from NY, and I'm so honored to be included.
Stay tuned for more info!
The event is an amazing collection of games, demos, and streamed events featuring artists and designers from NY, and I'm so honored to be included.
Stay tuned for more info!
May 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Bundle of Joy will be included in the Games in NY Steam Sale next week, starting at 1PM ET on May 29th!
The event is an amazing collection of games, demos, and streamed events featuring artists and designers from NY, and I'm so honored to be included.
Stay tuned for more info!
The event is an amazing collection of games, demos, and streamed events featuring artists and designers from NY, and I'm so honored to be included.
Stay tuned for more info!
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i just published...
"Why making art matters: We no longer have a type of industry where we can chase financial success. We can only sustainably fail."
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/mak...
about sustainable alternatives to existing in the game industry, and the positive impact of failure.
#GameDev
"Why making art matters: We no longer have a type of industry where we can chase financial success. We can only sustainably fail."
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/mak...
about sustainable alternatives to existing in the game industry, and the positive impact of failure.
#GameDev
Why making art matters: We no longer have a type of industry where we can chase financial success. We can only sustainably fail. – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i just published...
"Why making art matters: We no longer have a type of industry where we can chase financial success. We can only sustainably fail."
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/mak...
about sustainable alternatives to existing in the game industry, and the positive impact of failure.
#GameDev
"Why making art matters: We no longer have a type of industry where we can chase financial success. We can only sustainably fail."
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/mak...
about sustainable alternatives to existing in the game industry, and the positive impact of failure.
#GameDev
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We are live on kickstarter, and I am a nervous wreck. Tell your friends (about the kickstarter, the emotional state is not very important).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
Halcyon Daze: The Final Voyages of the Galactic Starcruiser
A feature-length documentary about the closure of Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and the fandom it left behind
www.kickstarter.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We are live on kickstarter, and I am a nervous wreck. Tell your friends (about the kickstarter, the emotional state is not very important).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
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I’m Mike DeAnda. I’m an experimental game designer, whose games have been showcased internationally in festivals and museum exhibits.
not at GDC, BUT currently running a Kickstarter for a game inspired by the Greek folktale of Persephone: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
not at GDC, BUT currently running a Kickstarter for a game inspired by the Greek folktale of Persephone: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
March 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m Mike DeAnda. I’m an experimental game designer, whose games have been showcased internationally in festivals and museum exhibits.
not at GDC, BUT currently running a Kickstarter for a game inspired by the Greek folktale of Persephone: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
not at GDC, BUT currently running a Kickstarter for a game inspired by the Greek folktale of Persephone: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike