Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess, 9783777444475
Hardcover
Man Ray’s chess obsession: art, design, and timeless innovation revealed.

Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess

dada & surrealist chess art

$112.26

  • Hardcover

    264 pages

  • Release Date

    6 November 2025

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Summary

Permanent Attraction: Unveiling Man Ray’s Chess Obsession

Authorised by The Man Ray Trust, Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess, is the first and only book on Man Ray’s chess-themed works in all media. With experience in studio art, chess, photography, cartography, prototyping and scholarly research, the author offers a comprehensive interpretation of when, how, and why Man Ray created these timeless works.

Man Ray’s chess set designs are as so…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783777444475
ISBN-10:3777444472
Author:Larry List, Francis M. Naumann
Publisher:Hirmer Verlag
Imprint:Hirmer Verlag
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:264
Release Date:6 November 2025
Weight:1.18kg
Dimensions:254mm x 204mm
About The Author

Larry List

Larry List is an independent writer and curator of Dada, Surreal and chess-related art. His exhibitions include The Imagery of Chess Revisited, The Art of Chess, Man Ray & Sherrie Levine, and John Cage & Glenn Kaino. He has written catalogue essays for the Noguchi Museum, the Menil Collection, the Tate Modern, the Andy Warhol Museum, and many others.

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