“Choosing is a two-way road”, a phrase by French artist Marcel Duchamp is a piece on neon lights by visual artists Gabriela Golder and Mariela Yeregui. It is part of the permanent intervention in the Buenos Aires house that hosted the father of conceptual art and other contemporary art tendencies. Placed on the bar front door lintel, the phrase is accompanied by two vinyl images on the windows of Duchamp himself playing chess.
There is a sort of Duchamp mythology around his sojourn in Buenos Aires. It is said that he discovered his passion for chess here. Some books such as those by Raúl Antelo and Graciela Speranza, which mention Duchamp’s itinerary, cultural search and even some of his phrases, assert that he came down to Buenos Aires just to play chess. Yet, everything concerning his visit is very enigmatic.
The intervention of the Sitio Histórico Duchamp included several street actions, such as simultaneous chess games, guided tours, the unveiling of an allegoric plaque, film screenings, talks and a contemporary music concert.