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Dr. Jo Melvin on Pataphysics and Play at Kasmin Gallery, NYC

12 May 2023
To mark the opening of 'Pataphysics and Play' at Kasmin Gallery, on until 20 May, Prof. Jo Melvin gives a talk focussing on the importance of the imaginary realm in both the tenets of play and the philosophy of ’pataphysics.
 
 
Here Jo discusses Flanagan’s 'chess set', 1971, a work central to the exhibition that reimagines the traditional game, the playing of which can only result in chaos and bluff. To watch the full talk CLICK HERE. Videography by Zack Shorrosh. Absurdity, Flanagan proposes, is equally as justifiable as profundity.
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