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<div>Are you someone's stepsibling, pibling, great grandfather, step

father, mother, niece, aunt, brother, nibling, grandchild,

grandmother, brother-in-law, great aunt, son, daughter, first cousin,

or nephew?<br>

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<div>We're seeking people to become chess pieces and/or chess players

for a game of chess on a 16 x 16 foot chessboard on the High Line.

Knowledge of chess is useful, but not essential.<br>

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<div>For his High Line commission, New York-based artist Darren Bader

presents<i> chess: relatives</i>, consisting of a large-scale

chessboard designed by the artist and located on the High Line at 13th

Street. Visitors are invited to take part in chess games during open

park hours in which they become chess pieces, their positions

determined by their familial relationships to others.<br>

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<div>In order to play, visitors bring a group of 32 people together,

who will be "played" by two additional people. Visitors are

encouraged to assemble teams with their own friends or family, or to

branch out and recruit strangers also visiting the High Line.

Referring to the onsite instructions, the group self-organizes

according to<i> chess: relatives</i> rules. Read detailed instructions

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"http://s3.amazonaws.com/files.thehighline.org/pdf/DarrenBader_0417.pdf"

>here</a>.<br>

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<div>art.thehighline.org</div>

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