tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post6488650227261585863..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Chess in Art Postscript: Two's CompanyTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-66001763660036749172010-02-15T08:38:11.533+00:002010-02-15T08:38:11.533+00:00Thanks and thanks Jonathan.
See "Keeping Tw...Thanks and thanks Jonathan. <br /><br />See "Keeping Two's Company" next Saturday.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-47992545068315951452010-02-14T20:29:19.040+00:002010-02-14T20:29:19.040+00:00Another top post Martin.
... she is black. 175 ye...Another top post Martin.<br /><br /><i>... she is black. 175 years on, the image unsettles in a way one imagines Flagg, the artist, didn't intend, and maybe wouldn't comprehend ...<br /><br />Putting such weighty issues aside for the moment, we might enjoy the threesomeness that runs through the picture: in the ensemble, on the tray, on the board ....</i><br /><br /><br />And two White pieces on the board and a single Black (red) one. Flagg may not have intended to unsettle but I wonder if he was making a point here. I also wonder if there's scope for a Chess in Art Postcript on the use of chess to illustrate race?<br /><br />Just a thought.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com