A privileging of narratives plagues human history. In particular intersectional Queer iconography. Intersectional Queer people are not represented in 17th, 18, 19th, art history. Representation matters. It can directly provide a sense of belonging so often taken for granted. Felix D’Eon re-invents art history by using the same aesthetic language and forms of that era: Edwardian fashion and children’s book illustration, golden-era American comics, and Japanese Edo printmaking. This historicizes Queer subjects, lives, seduction, sex, and desire. He does this with Lotería, a traditional Mexican board game similar to Bingo. The most common version contains Mexican iconography alongside problematic depictions of women, Indigenous, and African folxs. D’Eon’s project is does not erase history or cover-up a troublesome past, but instead includes non-normative Queer and Trans characters. What started as an updating, or rebirthing of Lotería is now something of an on-going project where D’Eon, with fan submissions, is continuously creating new cards.
