"[Chess and ceramics], intermingled, became the instigator for the objects he started to make, and that he has now assembled for The Idiot's Defense. The exhibit is an homage to chess, and all of the possibilities and complications the game implies.
The Idiot's Defense is installed to look like a room in a residential house, a typical domestic setting with a table and chairs in the middle of the space, surrounded by vases on pedestals and various artworks hung on the walls—every detail in this case created or conceptualized by the artist himself.
In a way, this serious show also has a significant amount of humor to it. It's a deep, sometimes dark look at chess and all of its implications. But it also recognizes the game's role as a beloved distraction that has lasted for generations. Ultimately, chess is a worthy diversion, and so is The Idiot's Defense."
March 23, 2026
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