Tag Archives: Theaster Gates

This Week in Art: 8.15-8.21

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 15, 2016

This Week in Art: 8.15-8.21

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 15, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Nick Cave’s thoughts on race and gun violence, and events and exhibitions from Pittsburgh to Austin.

Season 8 Preview: Theaster Gates

by Art21 | Jul 27, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Theaster Gates

by Art21 | Jul 27, 2016

A look inside Theaster Gates’ segment in the “Chicago” hour of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, premiering on PBS this fall.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Flying High: My Chicago Drone Day

by Nick Ravich | Jul 21, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Flying High: My Chicago Drone Day

by Nick Ravich | Jul 21, 2016

Through photos and GIFs, Director of Production Nick Ravich chronicles ten hours of filming with drones in Chicago for Season 8 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

This Week in Art: 7.18-7.24

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 18, 2016

This Week in Art: 7.18-7.24

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 18, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including William Kentridge at the Foreign Affairs Festival, and events and exhibitions from New Orleans to Vienna.

This Week in Art: 7.4-7.10

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 4, 2016

This Week in Art: 7.4-7.10

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 4, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including New York Close Up’s newly awarded Cine Golden Eagle, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Edinburgh to Ethiopia.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Chicago

by Art21 | Jun 23, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Chicago

by Art21 | Jun 23, 2016

Go behind the scenes of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, as we film Barbara Kasten and Theaster Gates in Chicago.

This Week in Art: 6.6-6.12

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 6, 2016

This Week in Art: 6.6-6.12

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 6, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including recent awards won by ART21 artists, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New Haven to Hong Kong.

ART21 Announces New Season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” this September on PBS

by Art21 | May 26, 2016

ART21 Announces New Season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” this September on PBS

by Art21 | May 26, 2016

Announcing the host and artists featured in the upcoming season of ART21’s PBS series “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

By Invitation Only

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Jul 27, 2015

By Invitation Only

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Jul 27, 2015

In 2009, Theaster Gates purchased the first of several vacant properties that would become the site for Dorchester Projects, on the South Side of Chicago. It was both an act …

The Walker Curates the News: 07.20.15

by Walker Art Center | Jul 20, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 07.20.15

by Walker Art Center | Jul 20, 2015

“The hope is that Bristol will hear itself.” For his first public project in the UK, Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates will fill Bristol’s Temple Church—a 14th-century structure bombed in 1940—with …

The Walker Curates the News: 01.26.15

by Walker Art Center | Jan 26, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 01.26.15

by Walker Art Center | Jan 26, 2015

Antwerp-born painter Luc Tuymans has been convicted of copyright infringment for using photojournalist Katrijn Van Giel’s photo of rightwing Belgian politician Jean-Marie Dedecker as the basis for a painting. Van Giel …

The Walker Curates the News: 09.22.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 22, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 09.22.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 22, 2014

From Kraftwerk’s “post human” sounds to Ai Weiwei’s new Lego portraits, the Walker rounds up the latest in contemporary art news.

Pathways to Interdependence

by Petrushka Bazin Larsen | Sep 15, 2014

Pathways to Interdependence

by Petrushka Bazin Larsen | Sep 15, 2014

From Omaha to New York City, artists and arts advocates are starting businesses in areas vulnerable to gentrification while preserving neighborhood cultures.

The Walker Curates the News: 08.11.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 11, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 08.11.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 11, 2014

This week’s best in contemporary art news, courtesy of the Walker Art Center’s Web team.

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Exploring the Freedom to Re-Present Value: A Discussion with Theaster Gates

by Richard McCoy | Apr 19, 2011

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Exploring the Freedom to Re-Present Value: A Discussion with Theaster Gates

by Richard McCoy | Apr 19, 2011

IMA art conservator Richard McCoy talks with artist Theaster Gates about Thornton Dial in relations to Gate’s art practice in