There’s an outside impression (which is shared by some from within) that the art world is a weird, stuffy and self-serious place; it can seem as foreboding to newcomers as Call of Duty multiplayer is to people who don’t play videogames. But videogames, particularly those you can play alone in the comfort of your own home, provide safe spaces to engage in play and fail without losing face in a social environment. Barr uses humor to mitigate perceived pretensions in art and art games, breaking through their hard exteriors to expose more relatable human qualities.
Inside the videogame version of the Marina Abramovic Institute – Kill Screen