About L, Go and Mortal Kombat
In his work, Alexander Sokolov constantly turns to the theme of the game and devotes a new series of works to the Anarchy Chess phenomenon. It was created during the author’s long journey through Asian countries and was presented at his first personal exhibition at the LUCH gallery in the summer of 2024. The paintings have augmented reality*.
Anarchy Chess is one of the many variations of chess rules that appeared almost as a joke. One day, a reedit user with the nickname Scurlocc suggested playing a game according to the following rules: each move is selected according to the most popular comment, one move per day. It is not necessary to follow the rules of classical chess, so the participants try to offer the most absurd moves possible. His proposal was warmly received by the community, and the new rules were given the name Anarchy Chess.
The artist believes that this phenomenon includes all previous and future changes to the rules of chess and requires a new logic of thinking, closer to the Buddhist koan. The goal of the game is to move beyond predetermined options and move from a rational to a more intuitive point of view.
Following this idea, the artist presents the first collection of Anarchy Chess problems, where the problems are presented not in the form of a book, but in the form of canvases and objects. Solving them requires a special approach.
*To see the virtual accompaniment of the paintings, you need to go through the quarry, use the application with VPN enabled, and it is important to check if the application is updated to the latest version.
https://youtube.com/shorts/IvhZdQoVgpE?si=_B8GKOas3R1hORkA
Alexander Sokolov (born in 1988) explores games and their interfaces using the optics of modern art. Graduate of the Free Workshops of MMOMA and ISI Joseph Backstein. Participant of the main programs of the Wroclaw Biennale of Media Art WRO, The wrong biennale nº5 and the 1st Karelian Biennale. The artist’s works were exhibited at exhibitions at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Vadim Sidur Museum, the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, the Fabrika Art Center, Wro Art Center, as well as during various festivals such as Ars Electronica Festival, CHEAP festival, Intervals, NUR.
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