Theaster Gates on the artist's ties to hometown Chicago


Working out of an old airplane parts factory, the internationally-acclaimed artist Theaster Gates has refused to fit inside a box – from creating works out of discarded objects, to making paintings out of tar. He talks with Mark Whitaker about his role as an artist; his stewardship of neglected buildings in his Chicago neighborhood; and his work commissioned for the forthcoming Obama Presidential Library.

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Elaine Crossley- From the Archives of the PGCN

"Art is Business" Alpha Bruton Private Collection  1996,  oil  on canvas 30 x 26 inches Alpha  Bruton Private Collection 1996 oil ...