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Game of life depicted in sculptural chess set in downtown Oakland Posted in the Oakland Tribune on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Written by Monique Beeler Jane Grimm treats life as a game, at least in her sculptures. The San Francisco artist has depicted people as bowling pins, billiard balls and dartboard targets. In her latest exhibition, "Jane Grimm: The Chess Set," she explores the notion that we're all pawns in the game of life. The show runs through Aug. 10 at The Sculpture Court operated by Oakland Museum of California Off-site. Grimm's ceramic chess set features 16 human-size playing pieces reflecting themes of femininity, war and frivolity. The largest pieces measure 6 feet. Several pieces consist of female busts placed on columns. Each is marked by symbolic imagery such as tears, flames and vines. Other pieces take the form of pawns, towers, bishops and unicorns. Grimm creates her own paradoxical iconography for her chess set. "The queen is the ultimate weapon in defense of the king," she says. "Although she is blindfolded or gagged, she retains ultimate power ... Fire and tears emitting from the eyes (of the unicorn) suggest the duality in thoughts of war — anger and fear, destruction and healing." The Sculpture Court is in the rear atrium lobby at 1111 Broadway in Oakland's City Center. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; to 8 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Admission is free. Visit www.museumca.org/off-site. Oakland Tribune
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Related links: - Oakland Tribune - Oakland Museum: The Chess Set |
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