About this Event
Fingerprint Gallery is thrilled to present “Future Past - The Art of the Arcade” by James Acrow @jamesacrow . The opening reception will be on Friday, March 27, from 6pm-9pm.
We couldn’t be more pleased to have James present the first to show in the newly renovated Fingerprint Gallery space and to kick off a great series of programming throughout the rest of 2026. 🔥🍾🎉
Following the opening reception, “Future Past” will be open daily from 11am - 5pm from March 28 through April 5th. Subsequently, it will be viewable by appointment.
🎨Exhibition Description - “Future Past”
“Future Past” is an immersive solo exhibition of fully custom retro arcade machines and the original artwork that brings them to life. Each piece is handcrafted—merging illustration, design, and interactive sculpture into playable works of art.
The show explores the emotional power of nostalgia while transforming it into something forward-looking. Inspired by comics, vintage gaming, skate graphics, graffiti, and tattoo culture, Acrow’s machines and artworks revive the energy of youth and discovery—without simply replicating it. Instead of recreating history, Future Past reinterprets it, reshaping familiar aesthetics into bold new forms.
Future Past invites viewers to step into a space where play, history, and reinvention collide, and where the feeling of the past becomes something new again.
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👨🎨About the artist:
James Acrow is a multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC. Emerging from Vancouver’s early hip hop scene as a prominent graffiti artist before building a successful career in tattooing, Acrow is now evolving his practice, exploring new mediums including painting, custom arcade builds, and mixed-media works.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fingerprint Gallery, 663 Market Hill, Vancouver, Canada
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