Theaster Gates
artist
The non-profit organisation is hosting a dozen shows at its glittering French outpost, with many exemplifying the potency of its mission
Art projects in Dallas and Houston are looking to preserve what is left of neglected ‘freedmen’s towns’ created by formerly enslaved African Americans
The collectors Michael Forman and Jennifer Rice will both house their extensive collection there and engage the working-class neighbourhood where they bought almost a whole city block
The public space on the banks of the Mississippi, which honours a Black skiff boat operator who saved 32 people from drowning, features work by Theaster Gates and James Little
The museum’s annual Collectors Committee Weekend provides a major boost to its holdings
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Agnes Martin to Frankie Knuckles
Artists from Magdalene Odundo to Ai Weiwei are demonstrating that the art form goes way beyond the "applied"
Chicago activist’s structure will incorporate a church bell and oculus
The Chicago-based artist will design the 2022 Serpentine Pavillion
It’s Frieze Week in London, yet there’s no big art fair at its heart. Can galleries create the usual excitement—and is anyone still buying?
Plus, Theaster Gates' culture club
Chicago artist strives for a poetic “resurrection” of African American stories in a solo show in Minneapolis
The gazebo in which the 12 year-old-boy was fatally shot by police has been reconstructed on the lawn of Theaster Gates's Stony Island Arts Bank
The Chicago-based artist's exhibition in Paris examines the forced removal in 1911 of the inhabitants of Malaga Island
The Chicago artist will mill a portion of the period wood for the $4m project to replace the historic New York building's floor
Artist sets up printing press in Basel to explore ‘Black Madonna’ theme
Theaster Gates and his Rebuild Foundation have organised a display and series of conversations around the disassembled structure, with hopes of rebuilding it outdoors this spring
Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his Chicago neighbourhood, one building at a time