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PUBLISHER
Cahiers d'Art

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 11 x 12 in. / 216 pgs / 145 color / 30 bw.

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Pub Date
Forthcoming

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Catalog: SPRING 2022 p. 27   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9782851173188 SDNR40
List Price: $120.00 CAD $180.00

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CAHIERS D'ART

Calder Chess

Edited by Alexander S.C. Rower, Staffan Ahrenberg. Text by Susan Braeuer Dam, Jed Perl, Alexander S.C. Rower.

Calder Chess

A sumptuous compendium of Alexander Calder’s chess works, with ephemera and archival materials

This handsome volume celebrates Alexander Calder’s (1898–1976) fascination with the game of chess. It comprises two parts: the first presents The Knightmares Portfolio, an approximation of an unrealized publication conceived in 1944 but never published. It comprises 46 chess drawings by Calder inscribed with titles, alternate titles and puns by Marcel Duchamp, Mary Reynolds and Calder. The second part of the book features scholarly and experimental texts from Alexander S. C. Rower and Jed Perl, exploring such topics as Calder’s relationship with Duchamp (who was famously obsessed with chess) and his involvement in the 1944 exhibition The Imagery of Chess at Julien Levy Gallery. Archival documentation, ephemera and reproductions of Calder’s chess sets—including photographs of each chess piece and related works on paper—are also featured. A detailed chronology by Susan Brauer Dam completes this rich corpus.
Alexander S. C. Rower is the grandson of the artist, founder and president of the Calder Foundation. Since 1987, Rower has documented more than 22,000 works by Calder and established an extensive archive dedicated to all aspects of the artist’s career. He has curated and collaborated on over 100 Calder exhibitions worldwide.
Jed Perl was the art critic for the New Republic for 20 years and a contributing editor to Vogue for a decade. He is currently a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. Among his many books are Calder: The Conquest of Time, Magicians and Charlatans, Antoine’s Alphabet, New Art City and Paris Without End. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and teaches at the New School in New York.
Susan Braeuer Dam is Director of Research and Publications for the Calder Foundation.


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Calder Chess

STATUS: Forthcoming | 6/3/2025

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ALEXANDER CALDER MONOGRAPHS + ARTIST'S BOOKS

Calder: Un effet du japonais

CALDER: UN EFFET DU JAPONAIS

Pace Publishing

ISBN: 9781948701549
USD $50.00
| CAD $71 UK £ 45

Pub Date: 9/17/2024
Active | In stock


Calder: Sculpting Time

CALDER: SCULPTING TIME

Silvana Editoriale

ISBN: 9788836657827
USD $50.00
| CAD $71

Pub Date: 10/15/2024
Active | In stock


Calder Chess

CALDER CHESS

Cahiers d'Art

ISBN: 9782851173188
USD $120.00
| CAD $180

Pub Date: 6/3/2025
Forthcoming


Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start

ALEXANDER CALDER: MODERN FROM THE START

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633451162
USD $45.00
| CAD $63

Pub Date: 3/2/2021
Active | Out of stock


Calder: Small Sphere and Heavy Sphere

CALDER: SMALL SPHERE AND HEAVY SPHERE

Pace Publishing

ISBN: 9781948701259
USD $70.00
| CAD $98 UK £ 62

Pub Date: 6/2/2020
Active | Out of stock


Calder: Nonspace

CALDER: NONSPACE

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

ISBN: 9783906915364
USD $50.00
| CAD $69.95

Pub Date: 7/23/2019
Active | In stock


Alexander Calder: From the Stony River to the Sky

ALEXANDER CALDER: FROM THE STONY RIVER TO THE SKY

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

ISBN: 9783906915258
USD $40.00
| CAD $62

Pub Date: 9/25/2018
Active | In stock


Alexander Calder / David Smith

ALEXANDER CALDER / DAVID SMITH

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

ISBN: 9783906915036
USD $50.00
| CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 1/23/2018
Active | Out of stock


Alexander Calder & Fischli / Weiss

ALEXANDER CALDER & FISCHLI / WEISS

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775741279
USD $85.00
| CAD $112.5

Pub Date: 8/23/2016
Active | Out of stock


Alexander Calder: Multum in Parvo

ALEXANDER CALDER: MULTUM IN PARVO

Dominique Lévy

ISBN: 9780986060656
USD $60.00
| CAD $79 UK £ 53

Pub Date: 7/26/2016
Active | In stock


Transparence: Calder Picabia

TRANSPARENCE: CALDER PICABIA

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775740524
USD $95.00
| CAD $127.5

Pub Date: 2/23/2016
Active | In stock


Cahiers d'Art: Calder in France

CAHIERS D'ART: CALDER IN FRANCE

Cahiers d'Art

ISBN: 9782851171818
USD $80.00
| CAD $110

Pub Date: 10/20/2015
Active | In stock


Calder by Matter

CALDER BY MATTER

Cahiers d'Art/Calder Foundation

ISBN: 9782851171016
USD $90.00
| CAD $128

Pub Date: 10/21/2014
Active | Out of stock