Marcel Duchamp, the art of chess /
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| Author / Creator: | Naumann, Francis M. |
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| Imprint: | New York, N.Y. : Readymade Press, c2009. |
| Description: | iii, 133 p. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7788851 |
| Summary: | Marcel Duchamp was both an artist and a chess player, but until now, little was known of his chess activities. In analyzing Duchamp's games--seeing how he reacted in specific situations during play--we can better understand how his mind worked, and gain insight into the strategies that motivated his work as an artist. Duchamp saw a correlation between art and chess, and actively sought opportunities to combine the two seemingly unrelated disciplines. Not only did he love the game, but he was aware of the reputation of chess as an intensely cerebral pursuit, and to the end of his life, he remained committed to challenging the French adage "d'etre bete comme un peintre" ("to be stupid like a painter"), raising his art to equivalently complex, intellectual heights. Naumann shows us just how deeply intertwined the two activities were for Duchamp. |
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| Item Description: | "Published on the occasion of the exhibitions: Marcel Duchamp: Chess Master, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, May 6-August 16, 2009; Marcel Duchamp: Chess Master, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, September 10-October 30, 2009"--T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | iii, 133 p. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780980055627 0980055628 |
