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Sat: 1-5pm or by appointment.

Checkmate is, in a sense, a continuation of a recent series of exhibitions at OHSH; God of War, ARES and Post-Post-War, all of which surveyed contemporary responses to the expansive theme of warfare.

At first glance a show about the game of chess could be considered absurd, trivial even; however, this exhibition explores our experience of life through the lens of conflict, with a sinister undertone. The game of chess is a microcosm of society, effectively exploring life and death; whilst playing one enacts strategies to defeat their enemy – sacrificing pawns, cornering a knight, or ending up in checkmate…

ARTISTS: MIKE BALLARD, MARK BLETCHER, HENRY GLOVER, TOM HACKNEY, JOHNNY HOGLUND, SCOTT MCCRACKEN, SALVATORE PIONE, MIROSLAV POMICHAL

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