Until Sun 31 Jan
ACMI · Melbourne
a playable artwork across two giant screens, part gallery part arcade
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Inspired by the Long March – the Chinese Red Army’s 1934–36 military retreat – this playable artwork transforms a defining chapter of history into an immersive side-scrolling videogame. Guide a Red Army soldier across two giant screens in a world inspired by classic videogames like Super Mario Bros. and Street Fighter II. Play along, or watch as the soldier advances, inviting you to join the surreal, pixelated march through time and space.
A landmark work of interactive art presented in Melbourne for the first time, Long March: Restart brings together videogame history, global screen culture and contemporary art. By remixing communist and capitalist symbols, videogame references and national stories, Feng Mengbo asks how history is constructed, retold and replayed through the images and systems that surround us.
Quick answers
When is Feng Mengbo: Long March Restart?
It is on now, until Sun 31 Jan.
Where is it?
ACMI, Melbourne, VIC.
How much is it?
It is free.
Where do I find out more?
On whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au. The button at the top of this page goes straight there.
How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
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