Eve Babitz's Nude Chess Match Against Duchamp
Clip: Season 13 Episode 2 | 5m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
The famed nude chess match at Pasadena Art Museum is a story of art and vengence.
In 1963, days after the opening of Marcel Duchamp's retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum, Eve Babitz posed for the famed nude chess match against Duchamp. Photographer Julian Wasser and Babitz's sister, Mirandi Babitz, recollect the events surrounding the legendary photo.
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Eve Babitz's Nude Chess Match Against Duchamp
Clip: Season 13 Episode 2 | 5m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1963, days after the opening of Marcel Duchamp's retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum, Eve Babitz posed for the famed nude chess match against Duchamp. Photographer Julian Wasser and Babitz's sister, Mirandi Babitz, recollect the events surrounding the legendary photo.
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