World Chess Hall of Fame to Premiere Two New Exhibitions Showcasing Chess’ Influence on Music and Literature

World Chess Hall of Fame to Premiere Two New Exhibitions Showcasing Chess’ Influence on Music and Literature

The , the leading chess cultural center in the country, announces two, all-new exhibitions: “Sound Moves: Where Meets Chess” and “: A Game of Chess” – both showcasing how the timeless game has had a powerful influence across music, and culture.

Both exhibitions will be on view May 17, 2023 to January 2024.

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World Chess Hall of Fame to Premiere Two New Exhibitions Showcasing Chess' Influence on Music and Literature

Exhibitions to feature star-studded and historically significant pieces connected to musical, chess and literary figures including , , , , T. S. Eliot and More

The World Chess Hall of Fame, the leading chess cultural center in the country, announces two, all-new exhibitions: “Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess” and “T. S. Eliot: A Game of Chess” – both showcasing how the timeless game has had a powerful influence across music, literature and culture.

Both exhibitions will be on view May 17, 2023 to January 2024.

A complimentary opening reception of “Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess” and “T. S. Eliot: A Game of Chess” will be hosted at the World Chess Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Enjoy free admission with complimentary cocktails and valet; RSVPs suggested.

Where Music Meets the World Chess Hall of Fame

With extraordinarily rich histories in common, there are innumerable points of intersection between the respective stories of chess and music.

Co-curated by Dr. and , “Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess” celebrates the ancient game of chess and how it has been incorporated and adapted beyond the boundaries of the chessboard into all aspects of history and culture.

The exhibition features a compelling mix of eye-catching objects, a diverse sound palette, and videos that will entertain and inform an eclectic audience.

“Our goal with ‘Sound Moves' is to create an exhibition that is inclusive of a broad range of global cultures to represent the reciprocal impacts of chess and music in the widest possible range of musical genres, to achieve an equitable balance between materials related to chess and items of musical significance, and to present materials from a wide variety of media to captivate, intellectually engage, and excite audiences of all ages and musical tastes,” said Shannon Bailey, Chief Curator of WCHOF.

Exhibition highlights include:

  • Two of the costumes designed by Marina Toybina and worn by dancers during Katy Perry's chess-themed live performance of her song “Dark Horse” at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIX in 2015
  • Numerous original items from the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna, including a handmade chess set, an original chess set for a game of Schoenberg's own creation called “Coalition Chess,” and unique scores from several of his compositions
  • Artwork and items loaned by the lead singer of The Strokes, Julian Casablancas, related to his solo project, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz
  • Correspondence and photographs of World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov detailing chess games he has played with rock legends Sting and Bono
  • Vinyl Soundtrack of “The Queen's Gambit” signed by Grammy- and Emmy-winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera, which he donated to the WCHOF
  • A presentation of the history of Chess Records told through the renowned Saint Louis musician Chuck Berry with artifacts loaned and donated by Joe Edwards from the Delmar Loop's Blueberry Hill
  • Two Bobby Fischer-related photographs taken by musician and artist Patti Smith who was friends with the former World Chess Champion

Additionally, the exhibition will include record albums with chess-themed designs, and a host of photographs and films of musicians of all genres playing on or posing with chessboards, including Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Leonard Bernstein, Ray Charles, Neil Diamond, Dizzy Gillespie, Sting, The White Stripes, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Dusty Springfield, Gregor Piatagorsky and more.

Programming will include performances by featured artists, local concerts in connection with our Chess Pocket Parks, karaoke and vinyl-listening nights, lectures by music industry experts, family interactive listening stations, family music lessons on our patio, band merch-making workshops, and more.

In addition, music lovers can enjoy the WCHOF Music Series – a concert series that explores the similarities between chess and music, such as notes, pattern, poetry, and tempo, which create beautiful compositions on the chessboard and the keyboard.

The WCHOF Music Series connects communities with music from Saint Louis and beyond, including works by classical composers, R&B performances, and everything in between.

The exhibition will be on display from May 17, 2023, to January 28, 2024

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