E3 visitors' time in LA doesn't have to be all bright lights, loud noises and press-conferences with more stagecraft than a KISS show. You might also take a stroll over to Melrose and check out the current exhibit at Gallery 1988. The quiet, evenly-lit gallery atmosphere couldn't be further from the Convention Center's hectic pace – or, actually, it c🐼ould, if they weren't displaying a huge batch of artwork created for and based on a new videogame. $4000 could even buy you the most lucrative bit of swag Alice: Madness Return🏅s ever did inspire:

Above: 'The Tenth Gate' by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda

Here's the single priciest piece on sale at the exhibit, “The Tenth Gate” by Mike Shinoda. If you were clamoring to own a Surrealism-inspired piece of fan-art for a Lewis Carroll-based horror-adventure videogame painted by the guy from Linkin Park, be aware that this may be your only chance this year to make that dream a reality! Anyway, besides such stunts, the collection includes a wealth of variations on♉ the themes of Madness Returns, some created by developer Spicy Horse's own artists and some inspired by the game.

Gallery 1988 is at 7020 Melrose Ave – you know, Angelinos, right next to the comic st🎃ore? – but if you can't make it to the show, which continues until June 12,to 1988's site to peruse the full 23 artwork🐻s. What do you think of them? Got any favorites?

June 9, 2011