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Grob

Visual Arts Commentary: The Grob

There’s a chess opening called the Grob, fully as distasteful as the name might suggest. When white plays the Grob he’s showing disrespect, not only to his opponent but to the game. The Grob does nothing to advance white’s position on the board. That, in fact, is its strength, the one and only thing the […]

By: Harvey Blume Filed Under: Featured, Visual Arts Tagged: Frank-Lloyd-Wright, Grob, Guggenheim-Museum, Richard-Prince, Short Fuse, Visual Arts

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