Flux Chess
mid 1960s
Artists
Description
A readymade wooden box (from Chinatown, NYC) containing rubber washers in the configuration of a chess board. The pieces are white or brown tool bits (grinders) of various shapes and sizes. A Maciunas-designed offset-printed label is attached to the inside of the lid.
Dimensions
14.5 x 14.5 x 6 cm (5 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.
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