Anna Anthropy: Herding Cats
Curated by Blair Fornwald, Assistant Curator
Exhibition runs from January 18 to April 4 at Central Mediatheque
Additional Information
Anna Anthropy makes fun and simple videogames, as well as tabletop games, puzzle games, cooperative games, interactive fiction, and zines. Her work explores autobiographical subjects ranging from the personal to the fantastical to the everyday. Herding Cats features an 8-bit, purple-haired, unrepentant cat lady who is on a mission to make friends with every cat in the neighbourhood. Addressing subjects and scenarios often overlooked in the videogame world, Anthropy is part of a growing movement of queer, trans, and femme indie game developers who are making space for other voices in the scene.
Anna Anthropy is an American game critic, designer, writer, and speaker, and holds the position of Game Designer in Residence at DePaul University. She is the creator of many independent video games including Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars, Queers in Love at the End of the World, Keep Me Occupied, and Triad. She is the author of ZZT and Rise of the Videogame Zinesters.
Anna Anthropy, Herding Cats, 2015, videogame. Cover art by Cassie Freire. Image courtesy of the artist.
When
2018, Jan 18 2018 - All day
Where
Dunlop Central Mediatheque,
Interest
Past