Dr. Lakra

This book is the work of the Mexican artist known as Dr. Lakra, who superimposes mystical, ancient, or funerary symbolism - gang tattoos, bones & skulls, Aztec warrior heads, spider masks, serpents and demons - onto vintage advertisements, girlie pinups, Japanese prints, baby dolls, cast skulls and the like, attaining an affect that resembles "a day of the dead" altar slyly erected in place of a kitch table in the home furnishings sectio nof a mexico City department store. this lavishly published volume contains 120 color images of Lakra's work , plus a contribution from renwned Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco. Color illus. 116p.