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According to a special supplement in the Globe and Mail issue of Friday, April 10, the Aga Khan Museum, located in north Toronto at 77 Wynford Drive, is featuring 'Game On!', an exhibition showcasing the connection between art and playing games.
Chess objects are a central aspect of the show, according to the article.
The Globe supplement's story displays on its opening page 'Play It By Trust', a beautiful 1966 creation of the famous Japanese artist Yoko Ono. This work is a stark, plain, basic chess table and two matching chairs, with chess set, in wood and lacquer. It is the Roskilde version, edition 3 of 6. This piece is on loan from the Sinquefield Collection, courtesy of the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, St. Louis. Yoko Ono is perhaps best known as wife of the late Beatles member and later solo performer John Lennon (1940-1980), but she was also a multi-talented artist in her own right, known around the world.
The Globe supplement also describes another chess element of the exhibition. This is 'Reunion', a 1978 sound-wired chess set designed by avant-garde composer John Cage, when he played a game in Toronto with French artist and chess master Marcel Duchamp; Cage produced music with every move of the game, won by Duchamp in under 30 minutes. Duchamp represented France in chess Olympiad competition.
Chess puzzles, and a 'Game On Challenge' trivia game, are some of the other interesting possibilities for visitors!!
According to the article, the exhibition will run from April 3 to September 7. It includes over 100 artistic works spanning the 7th century to the present time, with sports from polo to wrestling to falconry, and also features the game backgammon. Works are on loan from London's British Museum, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, and many other galleries from around the world!!
This looks like a fascinating exhibition!! I hope to visit it on my next trip to Toronto!! I have previously visited this museum, and recommend it highly!!
Chess objects are a central aspect of the show, according to the article.
The Globe supplement's story displays on its opening page 'Play It By Trust', a beautiful 1966 creation of the famous Japanese artist Yoko Ono. This work is a stark, plain, basic chess table and two matching chairs, with chess set, in wood and lacquer. It is the Roskilde version, edition 3 of 6. This piece is on loan from the Sinquefield Collection, courtesy of the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, St. Louis. Yoko Ono is perhaps best known as wife of the late Beatles member and later solo performer John Lennon (1940-1980), but she was also a multi-talented artist in her own right, known around the world.
The Globe supplement also describes another chess element of the exhibition. This is 'Reunion', a 1978 sound-wired chess set designed by avant-garde composer John Cage, when he played a game in Toronto with French artist and chess master Marcel Duchamp; Cage produced music with every move of the game, won by Duchamp in under 30 minutes. Duchamp represented France in chess Olympiad competition.
Chess puzzles, and a 'Game On Challenge' trivia game, are some of the other interesting possibilities for visitors!!
According to the article, the exhibition will run from April 3 to September 7. It includes over 100 artistic works spanning the 7th century to the present time, with sports from polo to wrestling to falconry, and also features the game backgammon. Works are on loan from London's British Museum, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, and many other galleries from around the world!!
This looks like a fascinating exhibition!! I hope to visit it on my next trip to Toronto!! I have previously visited this museum, and recommend it highly!!
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