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Calder: Chess Knightmares

Calder: Chess Knightmares

Calder, Alexander
Ahrenberg, Staffan
Rower, Alexander S. C.

Hardcover

ChessIndividual Artists

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ISBN10: 2851173189
ISBN13: 9782851173188
Publisher: Cahiers D'Art
Published: Dec 16 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 4.05
Height: 1.00 Width: 11.30 Depth: 12.00
Language: English

A sumptuous compendium of Alexander Calder's chess works, with ephemera and archival materials

This handsome volume celebrates Alexander Calder's (1898-1976) fascination with the game of chess. It comprises two parts: the first presents The Knightmares Portfolio, an approximation of an unrealized publication conceived in 1944 but never published. It comprises 46 chess drawings by Calder inscribed with titles, alternate titles and puns by Marcel Duchamp, Mary Reynolds and Calder. The second part of the book features scholarly and experimental texts from Alexander S. C. Rower and Jed Perl, exploring such topics as Calder's relationship with Duchamp (who was famously obsessed with chess) and his involvement in the 1944 exhibition The Imagery of Chess at Julien Levy Gallery. Archival documentation, ephemera and reproductions of Calder's chess sets--including photographs of each chess piece and related works on paper--are also featured. A detailed chronology by Susan Brauer Dam completes this rich corpus.

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