Pataphysics and Play Opening and Talk at Kasmin Gallery, NYC

Including never-before-seen work from the estate, this presentation will focus on the importance of the imaginary realm in both the tenets of play and the philosophy of ’pataphysics as coined by the French writer Alfred Jarry. Absurdity, Flanagan proposes, is equally as justifiable as profundity. Exhibition opens Thursday 20 April 6-8pM 20 Apr - 20 May 2023 Join Prof. Jo Melvin, Director of the Estate of Barry Flanagan, for a special event on Saturday 22 April 11:30am. Prof. Melvin will discuss Flanagan’s chess set (1971), a work central to the exhibition. Please RSVP directly to the gallery if you would like to attend as space is limited [email protected]