THE IMAGERY OF CHESS REVISITED

The Imagery of Chess Revisited

Editor: Larry List
Publisher: George Braziller Inc.
Published: 2005
Format: Softcover
Language: English
Condition: New

This book revisits the 1944-45 exhibition The Imagery of Chess held at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York. Organized by prominent figures like art dealer Julien Levy, Surrealist painter Max Ernst, and Dada cofounder Marcel Duchamp, the original exhibition invited artists and cultural avant-gardes to creatively reimagine chess and its symbolism. The show featured a stellar lineup, including André Breton, Alexander Calder, Man Ray, Isamu Noguchi, and others who contributed chess sets, paintings, sculptures, and musical scores.

The Imagery of Chess Revisited offers a comprehensive look at this unique moment in art history, highlighting new and archival images, unpublished works, and recollections from participants. The book delves into the intersection of art and chess, offering essays and insights on the designs and their significance within the artists’ broader work and lives.

Dimensions: 22.4 x 28.7 x 2.5 cm