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In "Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces," artist Theaster Gates honors the radical thinkers who have influenced his practice by sharing objects, letters, and archives that hold the spirit and memory of his dearly departed. From Bell Hook's Bell to Russian scholar Robert Byrd's archive of literature and academia to Arthur Jafa's eulogy for Virgil Abloh, Gates's personal museum shapes his grief.
Theaster Gates (b. 1973) is an American sculptor and mixed media artist. Gates's sculptural practice uses salvaged materials and archived found objects. Gates has won numerous awards and honors including the Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts (2021); the Kurt Schwitters Prize (2018); the Nasher Sculpture Prize (2018); Artes Mundi 6; and the New School Vera List Center Prize for Art and Politics (2012).
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Relational Moves | Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces
On view from November 10, 2022 to February 5, 2023
