Man Ray and his closest artist friend Marcel Duchamp shared a lifelong commitment to chess. Duchamp played beautiful games, and Man Ray made beautiful chess sets and chess artwork. In the words of Man Ray expert Michael Taylor "it fills the last remaining gap in Man Ray scholarship." In the words of chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar “Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess does not offer chess tactics or strategy but instead offers chess inspiration by showcasing the complex beauties of bold chess set designs and artworks made by a 20th century master with a lifelong passion for chess. Shakespearian Equations paintings, 1947 Aluminum Chess Set & Board (left) and 1945 Wood Chess Set & Board (right).