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Old July 3rd 03, 12:13 PM
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Default BBC Show on Chess

Looks like it could be interesting, if u have satellite TV J

BBC Show On Chess

Chess In Pieces

Timed to coincide with a new exhibition at Somerset House in London, this
documentary looks at art and chess, two worlds driven by money and power.

Chess is a game so intense that it has driven leading players to obsession
and insanity, but it is also a metaphor for the society in which it is
played. From the days of the Vikings, through ancient India and the
Napoleonic era to the present day, the design of the chess set has reflected
this. Modern artists in particular, such as Marcel Duchamp and Yoko Ono,
have used chess as a way of expressing ideas about art and society, and in
2003, it has become a powerful vehicle for some of the world's leading
contemporary artists.

Featuring interviews with Damien Hirst, American conceptual artist Paul
McCarthy and the Chapman Brothers, the film also includes exclusive footage
of Hirst working on an early chess set which will never be shown to the
public.





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