Of course, if you have any gumption, you’ll design your own fortune telling cards. Above is one of the cards from a Tarot deck by the remarkable Argentine artist Xul Solar (1887-1963). His deck includes curious personalities such as this (Gemini?), as well as more traditional trumps.
And deities from other traditions, such as Bes and Ganesha.
I was fortunate enough to visit the Museo Xul Solar in Buenos Aires earlier this year. His first New York exhibit is now up at the Americas Society in Manhattan; it’s well worth a visit.
(Posted by Doug Skinner)
6 responses so far ↓
1 Mamie // Jun 2, 2013 at 12:38 am
Lovely! Xul Solar is grossly under appreciated. Thank you for shining a light on him.
2 Win // Jun 2, 2013 at 10:48 pm
Splendid images. Thanks for the alert to the show.
3 Doug // Jun 3, 2013 at 12:29 am
The show also has some nice stuff by Borges (a longtime friend of Solar), Norah Borges, Aleister Crowley (who initiated Solar) and others. A treat!
4 Mamie // Jun 30, 2013 at 11:53 pm
I love Bes and Ganesh!
5 Susan Siegrist // Jan 21, 2014 at 10:03 am
This deck is so fabulous and I’m eating my heart out that I missed the exhibition!
6 Doug // Jan 21, 2014 at 10:44 am
Xul Solar was a wonderful artist; he’s worth seeking out.