“Deity Derby” for SUPER FUNLAND at The Museum of Sex

Project Description

A custom rebuild of the mechanical roll-a-ball horse racing carnival game reimagined with a group of whimsically decorated sexual deities as racers. True to the classic which is played like skee-ball, at the sound of the bell, balls are simultaneously released to all players whose objective is to roll and sink the balls into the gameboard’s nine scoring holes, thrusting their deity racer down the track toward the finish line.

The Museum of Sex explores the sexual origins of the carnival in a combination history and group-art exhibition, SUPER FUNLAND: Journey into the Erotic Carnival. The history gallery takes visitors from the carnival’s ancient bacchanalian origins to its evolution in pre-industrial Europe and the “midway” of the 20th century’s great World’s Fairs, describing how its licentious and permissive subtext has remained intact. The group art show tells this story in thirteen one-of-a-kind commissioned amusements created by an internationally renowned team of artists and designers, bringing themes of sexual carnality, decadence, and joy to a contemporary audience.

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