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Press release by the World Chess Hall of Fame
The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) continues celebrating its 10-year anniversary in Saint Louis by opening its first-ever, museum-wide exhibition, Mind, Art, Experience: Celebrating 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis, on January 27, 2022. A public reception will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2022, with more details coming soon. The exhibition will be on view through July 17, 2022, with free admission. A virtual tour will also be available on the WCHOF’s website, Facebook and YouTube channels.
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Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at the WCHOF since its 2011 relocation to Saint Louis, Missouri. The three-floor show features more than 120 artworks and artifacts, including pieces related to legendary World Champions Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, and Boris Spassky; works by renowned photojournalist Harry Benson CBE and internationally acclaimed artists M.C. Escher, Tom Friedman, Barbara Kruger and Yoko Ono; chess-inspired pieces by Saint Louis-based creatives Michael Drummond, Peter Manion and Audra Danielle Noyes; and loans from notable collectors and institutions, including Jon Crumiller, Dr. George and Vivian Dean, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Luhring Augustine Gallery and David Zwirner Gallery. Financial assistance for this exhibition has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
“This show is a celebration of what our staff has accomplished together over the past 10 years, thanks to the unique vision of Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield and Rex Sinquefield,” says Shannon Bailey, Chief Curator at the WCHOF. “By mixing all 50 of our past exhibitions, our audience will truly see the heart of our mission—to show the rich history of chess not only through the lives of legendary grandmasters but also the unifying impact this timeless game has on all aspects of culture.”
Highlights of the exhibition include native Saint Louisan Tom Friedman’s Untitled, a chess set assemblage of found objects and meticulously crafted items of which no two pieces are alike [pictured]; Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Do You Feel Comfortable Losing?), a chess set, which plays one of over one hundred possible statements when a piece is moved; Yoko Ono’s Play It By Trust, an all-white chess set inspired by the Cold War, nuclear arms race, military conflict in Vietnam, and the struggle for civil rights in the United States; Rachel Whiteread’s Modern Chess Set, which has pieces inspired by the dollhouses she collects and chess pieces used in Game 3 of the storied 1972 World Chess Championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.
“From insightful artwork that takes inspiration from chess and artifacts related to the sport’s greatest players, Mind, Art, Experience includes something for everyone,” says WCHOF Curator Emily Allred. “We are excited to share these pieces of our history with visitors and hope it will inspire them to learn more about the game or think about how it has had an impact on their own lives.”
To learn more about the exhibition or to find out more about the WCHOF’s safety procedures and guest guidelines, visit www.worldchesshof.org. Media interviews with the exhibition’s curators can be coordinated by contacting Brian Flowers at brian.flowers@worldchesshof.org or (314) 243-1571.
The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to building awareness of the cultural and artistic significance of chess. It opened on September 9, 2011, in the Central West End after moving from previous locations in New York, Washington, D.C., and Miami. Housed in a historic 15,900 square-foot residence-turned-business in Saint Louis’ Central West End neighborhood, the WCHOF features World Chess Hall of Fame inductees, United States Chess Hall of Fame inductees selected by the U.S. Chess Trust, artifacts from the permanent collection and exhibitions highlighting the great players, historic games and rich cultural history of chess. The WCHOF partners with the Saint Louis Chess Club to provide innovative programming and outreach to local, national and international audiences.
How Bobby Fischer battled the Sicilian
Fischer liked to play aggressive but basically sound lines against the Sicilian and many of his variations are still very much alive and a good choice for players of all levels.
