Chess Set by Man Ray
$400.00
Chess Set (32 pieces; board sold separately)
re-edition based on 1920 design
carved solid beech wood
tallest piece is 2" high
chess board (optional): 5/8 h. x 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
Man Ray designed this elegant chess set because of his lifelong friendship with Marcel Duchamp who was an avid chess player. He sought to use pure geometric forms associated historically and figuratively with the pieces they represent. The King represents the Egyptian king's pyramid; the Queen is the conical headdress of a medieval queen; the Bishop represents a flask for concocting healing liqueurs; and the Knight is based on a favorite form -- the carved scroll found on a violin. Only a handful were ever produced in Man Ray's lifetime (the maharajah of Indore commissioned a set made from silver-plated brass), and this re-issued design is rendered in wood and based on an original example from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
A solid beech wood chessboard that beautifully compliments this set is also available for $210.
Made in Germany under license with the Man Ray Trust.
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Coloured Campbell's Soup (Yellow) by Andy Warhol
$220.00
skateboard deck
7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screen-print
31 h. x 8 inches
mounting hardware included
open edition (screen-printed signature)
© / ® /™ The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Produced by The Skateroom
SHIPPING NOTE: This item ships from Belgium. Please allow 5 - 7 business days for handling time.
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
This skateboard decks comes ready to hang with mounting hardware and is part of an open edition. Each example features a screen-print signature.
Our partners at The Skateroom, who collaborated with the artist's estate to make this edition, donate a significant part of their profit to support social initiatives that make the world a better place.
Oops Phone Pool Float by Cindy Sherman
$225.00 $250.00
silk-screened inflatable pool float with metallic silver backing
inflated: 6 h. x 66 w. x 35 d. inches
packaged in premium gift box inside transparent PVC drawstring swim bag
open edition
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
This collectible pool float features a selfie taken by Cindy Sherman that strangely morphed with another photo in her device. “I took this photo to send to someone who knitted the hat for me (Helene Winer of Metro Pictures gallery, actually),” explains Sherman. "But, I also wanted to play around with some apps that I'd just started using and accidentally pressed a button that added some old setting onto this image. I thought it was a nice accident so I kept it."
Printed with silk-screen metallic backing, this design can be used as a functional pool float or sculptural object. It comes in a premium box inside a clear PVC swim bag printed with the artist’s motto, “I’d rather be swimming.”
The float was made in collaboration with Cindy Sherman and the non-profit + POOL which is building a water-filtering swimming pool in New York City’s East River. This is a true passion project and an extraordinary moment to present a rare open edition product by the wildly influential and collectable artist and swimmer.
Part of all proceeds benefit + POOL. Produced by our partners Third Drawer Down Studio.
Flowers Plate Set by Andy Warhol
$450.00
set of four porcelain salad plates
8.25" diameter, each
unlimited edition
individually boxed in custom gift box
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
Each of the designs from this set of four porcelain salad plates features a detail from one of Andy Warhol's famous Flowers paintings. Keep as a set or break up the set for easy gifting as each plate is individually boxed.
The plates are dishwasher and microwave safe.
