Duchamp with a chess set designed and presented to him by Max Ernst. “I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art — and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.”    

Duchamp with a chess set designed and presented to him by Max Ernst.

“I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art — and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.”    

Friday Jan 14 01:09am
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tagged as: marcel. duchamp. max. ernst. chess. color.

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    This reminds me to learn how to play chess again.
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    This made me happy because I exclaimed MAX MADE THAT CHESS SET before I read the caption. I…suppose I should finish...
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