¡Lotería, Lotería! - Art Exhibition

May 3-25, 2002
Fifty-one artists reimagine the Mexican Lotería deck.

RECEPTION WITH THE ARTISTS:

Saturday, May 4, 2002 - 6 PM to 8 PM (followed by a concert by Conjunto Aztlan)

Presented as part of the annual May of the Americas celebration.

La Lotería is an old game of chance played in Mexico. The game resembles a form of bingo that uses pictures instead of numbers. La lotería is played in fairs and at home. To play the gamer, each player is given a card that contains sixteen pictures. Beans or some other kind of markers are used to show which pictures have been called. The person who is selected to call or sing out the pictures has a deck of 54 cards with all the pictures in the game. As the cards are being called out, the first person to get four pictures in a row, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally hollers out ¡LOTERIA, LOTERIA! to let everybody know that he or she has just won the game.

The game of La Lotería has been produced by popular artists throughout Mexico for many decades. There are different versions of the game, all beautiful variations of the same 54 symbols. The images from the game depict common everyday objects and characters that are easily recognized and significant to the traditions and culture of Mexico and Latin America. Some examples of Lotería images are: the mermaid, the watermelon, the flower pot, the sun, the umbrella, the musician, the lady, the heart and others.

This art exhibition features works that are based on the pictures from La Lotería. Each artist created a piece that represents a particular picture from the game. A variety of styles and personal interpretations is included in this show. Painting, photography and mixed media are included in this show.

The fifty-one artists in this exhibition are:

Exhibition Curator: Enrique Fernández Cervantes

Also: Let's Play Lotería!

May 10 (6:30 PM)
Come meet the artists and play the game using a deck of cards that contain reproductions of the original artwork from this show.

Food, prizes and fun! Free - Let's Play Lotería! on-line RESERVATIONS