"What happens at Electric Works, stays at Electric Works." Play “2012: Super-Bato” the "one-armed bandit" by Enrique Chagoya, May 7 - July 2 at 130 8th Street in San Francisco.

In collaboration with visual artist Enrique Chagoya, Electric Works is releasing an edition of eight fully-functional slot machines, the latest release in their large-scale multiple series.

The machine has undergone a complete artistic revision rendered by the artist and will be a fully functional "one-armed bandit." The theme of this work is "2012," the end-year of the ancient Mayan 5125 year calendar, a time of great portent and change. Replete with imagery that crosses the US-Mexican border, subjects in the machine's graphics include materialism's discontent, environmental catastrophe and generally, the end of the world. Jackpot winners "save the world,” along with the help of "Super-Bato." Equal parts parody of Superman, Batman and "vato" culture, Super-Bato is Chagoya's hero to help save us from our current financial mire. Coins, designed by Chagoya, bearing the slogan, "Life's a Dream, Then You Wake Up" are the cherry on top of this ambitious and audacious work. In typical Chagoya fashion, good humor abounds along with the serious and poignant message of our challenging times.

Other Chagoya multiples and prints will also be on display.

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