Friday, December 18, 2009

From the Email Inbox: New York chess set

Hello,
 
I was looking at your site and saw "The largest Chessboard".
 
You may want to check this out....this chessboard is 3 stories high and placed on a blank wall of the adjacent apartment building. Each chess piece is a disc, 2-1/2 feet in diameter. The chessboard features the end of a famous historical chess match between world champions. At high noon each Wednesday, a workman goes aloft in a "cherry picker" to advance the game. A flag flies throughout the week indicating which color is to play next. 767 Third Avenue is recognized as one of Manhattans signature buildings.!!!
 
 
 

Re: Largest chessboard

Ooooh - thank you, Eddie - that certainly does beat the Morro Bay board, as well as the MeaChess installations. They both tout themselves as 'playable', but I suppose this one is, too, just a little less access to the public.  Thanks for the info, and what will happen when the game is completed?  Will they reinact any other famous matches, or possibly use it for mirroring games at major events, real-time?
 
-Erika Nelson, Director
World's Largest Things, Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eddie
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 7:04 AM
Subject: Largest chessboard

Hello,
 
I was looking at your site and saw "The largest Chessboard".
 
You may want to check this out....this chessboard is 3 stories high and placed on a blank wall of the adjacent apartment building. Each chess piece is a disc, 2-1/2 feet in diameter. The chessboard features the end of a famous historical chess match between world champions. At high noon each Wednesday, a workman goes aloft in a "cherry picker" to advance the game. A flag flies throughout the week indicating which color is to play next. 767 Third Avenue is recognized as one of Manhattans signature buildings.!!!
 
 
 
 
Eddie Kilkenny
 
 



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Thursday, December 3, 2009

WLCoWSVoWLT Road Trip Hand-Drawn Book

Here's a link to uploaded images of the Hand-Drawn Book we're working on, telling some of the story of the Mobile Museum.  It's about 1/2 completed, and will become part of the permanent Art House Co-Op's library, then travel around to venues throughout the US.  You can check it out when it comes to a Metro area near YOU! (if you live in New York, Chicago, L.A., or St. Louis, that is...)
 
 
 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tines they Are a Changin'

Student Alecia Ballin walks past the towering fork, which she had first seen featured on television. "It's whimsical and fun," said a city Planning and Development official.
From the LA Times article about Pasadena California's new Giant Fork statue... Erected Halloween 2009, it may just stay...