Here are some more items from the "Copa Arte Popular" (Popular Arts Cup) exhibition in the Palace of Iturbide...
An assemblage of devils on their way to the World Cup. These clay figures are from the state of Michoacán.
"We're going to the World Cup"
More devils from Michoacán. Here we have a World Cup game with players, fans and even reporters.
The World Cup trophy sits on the table in front of the reporters.
Go team! You can do it!
A family of devils watches the game on the TV.
A couple of papier maché skeletons play foosball. The devil appears to ready to interfere by placing his hand over one of the player's eyes. Made in Guanajuato.
A full-size wooden foosball table from the state of Tlaxcala.
The figures are attired as Mayan ball players, and Mayan carvings and glyphs decorate the sides and goal nets.
A larger-than-life, papier maché jaguar from Mexico City is dressed as a Mayan ball player.
A wooden carving from the state of Guanajuato in the style of a baroque church altarpiece. Each niche is occupied, not by a saint, but by a soccer player.
Wooden carving from the state of Chiapas
Old and new combine in this wood carving from the State of México. The player is dressed in pre-Hispanic garb but is wearing modern soccer shoes and is kicking a modern soccer ball.
These enameled "soccer balls" from the State of México are decorated in the style of traditional Talavera pottery.
This Tree of Life features soccer balls and at the base the jersey of the Mexican National Team.
This sculpture from Michoacán is modeled from bees wax. A winged victory is seated upon the World Cup trophy above players from the Mexican team.
Still more to come from this exhibit...
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