Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess

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Dive into the World of Man Ray's Chess The book, Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess, offers the first comprehensive look at artist Man Ray's lifelong fascination with chess and how it shaped his role in the Modernist movement. Authorized by The Man Ray Trust, this is the only book to exclusively focus on his chess-themed works across all media. Drawing on a diverse background in studio art, photography, and scholarly research, the author provides a unique and detailed analysis of the motivation behind these iconic creations. Man Ray's chess sets, collected by everyone from Igor Stravinsky to David Bowie, are as highly sought after as his groundbreaking photography. His chess works are now part of permanent collections at world-renowned institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and Centre Georges Pompidou, as well as being prized by private collectors around the globe. Show more