Democracy: It's a Game | Keith M. Francis

Democracy: It's a Game by Keith M. Francis. A kinetic pinball sculpture examining partisan polarization, voting mechanisms, and political theater. In the permanent collection of Artemizia Foundation Contemporary Art Museum.

COLLECTION: Artemiza Foundation Contemporary Art Museum
A conceptual sculpture titled "Democracy, It’s a Game" by Keith Francis, created from a repurposed 1969 Gottlieb pinball machine. The machine stands on four bright red metal legs. Its white wooden cabinet is decorated with a blue horizontal stripe containing white stars, flanked by red wavy stripes and a large blue-bordered star in the center. The backbox features a white frame with a cracked glass panel. At the top, a stylized "DEMOCRACY" banner sits above a graphic of a hand gripping a torch, reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty, set against a radiating red, white, and blue sunburst. Two digital scoreboards labeled "LIBERAL" and "CONSERVATIVE" track points. A grey industrial megaphone is mounted on top of the backbox. On the front of the machine, a white coin door features a small white tag with black "Out of Order" handwriting hanging from the plunger. The playfield is visible under glass, showing the original colorful mechanical components of the vintage game. The work measures 60 by 56 by 29 inches and is part of the permanent collection at the Artemizia Foundation Contemporary Art Museum.
A conceptual sculpture titled "Democracy, It’s a Game" by Keith Francis, created from a repurposed 1969 Gottlieb pinball machine. The machine stands on four bright red metal legs. Its white wooden cabinet is decorated with a blue horizontal stripe containing white stars, flanked by red wavy stripes and a large blue-bordered star in the center. The backbox features a white frame with a cracked glass panel. At the top, a stylized "DEMOCRACY" banner sits above a graphic of a hand gripping a torch, reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty, set against a radiating red, white, and blue sunburst. Two digital scoreboards labeled "LIBERAL" and "CONSERVATIVE" track points. A grey industrial megaphone is mounted on top of the backbox. On the front of the machine, a white coin door features a small white tag with black "Out of Order" handwriting hanging from the plunger. The playfield is visible under glass, showing the original colorful mechanical components of the vintage game. The work measures 60 by 56 by 29 inches and is part of the permanent collection at the Artemizia Foundation Contemporary Art Museum.
A conceptual sculpture titled "Democracy, It’s a Game" by Keith Francis, created from a repurposed 1969 Gottlieb pinball machine. The machine stands on four bright red metal legs. Its white wooden cabinet is decorated with a blue horizontal stripe containing white stars, flanked by red wavy stripes and a large blue-bordered star in the center. The backbox features a white frame with a cracked glass panel. At the top, a stylized "DEMOCRACY" banner sits above a graphic of a hand gripping a torch, reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty, set against a radiating red, white, and blue sunburst. Two digital scoreboards labeled "LIBERAL" and "CONSERVATIVE" track points. A grey industrial megaphone is mounted on top of the backbox. On the front of the machine, a white coin door features a small white tag with black "Out of Order" handwriting hanging from the plunger. The playfield is visible under glass, showing the original colorful mechanical components of the vintage game. The work measures 60 by 56 by 29 inches and is part of the permanent collection at the Artemizia Foundation Contemporary Art Museum.
A conceptual sculpture titled "Democracy, It’s a Game" by Keith Francis, created from a repurposed 1969 Gottlieb pinball machine. The machine stands on four bright red metal legs. Its white wooden cabinet is decorated with a blue horizontal stripe containing white stars, flanked by red wavy stripes and a large blue-bordered star in the center. The backbox features a white frame with a cracked glass panel. At the top, a stylized "DEMOCRACY" banner sits above a graphic of a hand gripping a torch, reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty, set against a radiating red, white, and blue sunburst. Two digital scoreboards labeled "LIBERAL" and "CONSERVATIVE" track points. A grey industrial megaphone is mounted on top of the backbox. On the front of the machine, a white coin door features a small white tag with black "Out of Order" handwriting hanging from the plunger. The playfield is visible under glass, showing the original colorful mechanical components of the vintage game. The work measures 60 by 56 by 29 inches and is part of the permanent collection at the Artemizia Foundation Contemporary Art Museum.
60" H x 56" W x 25" D, 250 lbs.

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