DNA Sluts
VNS Matrix is a collective of four women artists (Virginia Barratt, Francesca da Rimini, Julianne Pierce, and Josephine Starrs) who explore a feminist-based critique of new technologies. The artwork DNA Sluts is from a prototype for a computer game entitled All New Gen. It takes the concept of the “Gameboy” computer games as its basic architecture and site for critique.
Gen is a “Gamegirl” whose enemy is “Big Daddy Mainframe” the essence of a futuristic omnipotent military industrial complex. The DNA Sluts are her fellow warriors. this humorous and confrontational work aims to startle the viewer into questioning values which lie behind popular computer games and also behind persisting ideas of “fine” art.
Event Dates
- Date & Time
- Fri 6th May, 1994 – Fri 3rd Jun, 1994
- Venue
- Ron McMaster Gallery
- Location
- Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Mon 13th Jun, 1994 – Sun 26th Jun, 1994
- Venue
- Longreach Cultural Association
- Location
- Longreach, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Sun 3rd Jul, 1994 – Mon 11th Jul, 1994
- Venue
- Arts West Inc
- Location
- Blackall, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Mon 18th Jul, 1994 – Sun 24th Jul, 1994
- Venue
- Worker's Heritage Centre
- Location
- Barcaldine, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Fri 5th Aug, 1994 – Fri 26th Aug, 1994
- Venue
- Emerald Library
- Location
- Emerald, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Mon 5th Sep, 1994 – Tue 20th Sep, 1994
- Venue
- Mt. Isa Civic Centre
- Location
- Mt. Isa, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Sun 25th Sep, 1994 – Thu 13th Oct, 1994
- Venue
- Umbrella Studios
- Location
- Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Date & Time
- Mon 24th Oct, 1994 – Fri 11th Nov, 1994
- Venue
- Cairns Regional Gallery
- Location
- Cairns, QLD, Australia
- Exhibition
- Interfaces: Art and Technology. An Exhibition from the Griffith University Art Collection
- Dates
- 6/05/1994 – 11/11/1994
- Location
- Touring, QLD, Australia
Attached Files
- Interfaces – Art and Technology Touring Exhibition, Griffith University Art Collection, 1994. Exhibition catalogue [pdf 5.99MB]
- Interfaces – Art and Technology Touring Exhibition, Griffith University Art Collection, 1994. Exhibition activities, notes, and schedule [pdf 5.17MB]