Monday, May 26, 2025

 <b>Arsen Levonee</b>
(b. 1978)

Arsen Levonee is a Russian artist, born in Armenia, living and working in Moscow.

Marcel Duchamp and Arsen Levonee Playing Chess
2015
120 x 95 cm
Oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts in Peredelkino, Moscow

<i>Marcel Duchamp often played chess with the composer John Cage. Even though Duchamp and I live in different historical eras, I nevertheless allowed myself to play a game of chess with him. This entire game is a metaphor embodied in my series of paintings. </i>
Arsen Levonee

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