The Chessboard of Dreams: a carved arch, a gilded robotic arm mid-move, and both armies on the board
Saadiyat Arts · Private Sale

Private sale · By appointment

The Chessboard
of Dreams

L’Échiquier des Songes · Joseph Arzoumanov

A kinetic sculpture, 216 cm tall. Three years, thirty-four artisans, fourteen crafts. A gilded arm plays one composed game — the game in which the black queen and the white king are finally allowed to meet.

216 × 102 × 102 cm · 2026

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