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Episode 1: Marcel Duchamp
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Marcel Duchamp rewrote the rules of modern art, but also happened to be obsessed with one of the most rule-bound games ever invented: chess. MoMA Chief Curator Ann Temkin, Duchamp scholar Francis Naumann, and host Naeem Douglas retrace Duchamp’s journey from a provocative young artist to a devoted chess player and ask whether the strategy he brought to the board also appears in the choices that defined his career. Contains an excerpt from A Conversation with Marcel Duchamp (1956), directed by Robert D. Graff. Executive producers: Prudence Peiffer, Alex Halberstadt, Naeem DouglasWriting and research: Prudence Peiffer, Alex Halberstadt, Naeem Douglas, with additional research by Caroline…