Chess
Chess is a recreation of a chess set originally made by Max Ernst (circa. 1945) and used by Marcelle Duchamp.
During a fictitious match between Marcelle Duchamp and Rrose Selavy (Duchamp’s alter ego), Duchamp, showed up early and calmly lit up a cigar. Selavy showed up and they started to play. “Does the cigar smoke bother you?” asks Duchamp. “No” replies Selavy, “I would like to smoke a cigar myself.”
Project Year
2001
Dimensions
3’ x 18” x 12”
Materials
wood, resin
Location
Vancouver, BC Canada
Project Status
Completed
During a fictitious match between Marcelle Duchamp and Rrose Selavy (Duchamp’s alter ego), Duchamp, showed up early and calmly lit up a cigar. Selavy showed up and they started to play. “Does the cigar smoke bother you?” asks Duchamp. “No” replies Selavy, “I would like to smoke a cigar myself.”
“While not all artists are chess players, all
chess players are artists”
Marcel Duchamp
chess players are artists”
Marcel Duchamp