Theaster Gates
artist
Twenty years on from its founding, Luma Foundation shows itself to be at the top of its game in Arles
The non-profit organisation is hosting a dozen shows at its glittering French outpost, with many exemplifying the potency of its mission
Artists shine a light on historic Black communities in Texas
Art projects in Dallas and Houston are looking to preserve what is left of neglected ‘freedmen’s towns’ created by formerly enslaved African Americans
New arts complex to open in Philadelphia with help from Theaster Gates
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
Installations by Theaster Gates and James Little reinvigorate riverfront park in Memphis
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
Lacma supporters raise $2m and make ten acquisitions for the museum, including Nick Cave Soundsuit and Hawaiian queen’s bedcloth
The museum’s annual Collectors Committee Weekend provides a major boost to its holdings
A brush with... Theaster Gates
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Agnes Martin to Frankie Knuckles
Ceramics are central to humanity. To dismiss them as 'decorative' is absurd
Artists from Magdalene Odundo to Ai Weiwei are demonstrating that the art form goes way beyond the "applied"
A cathedral of art: Theaster Gates’s Serpentine pavilion will be a Black Chapel for ‘reflection and communion’
Chicago activist’s structure will incorporate a church bell and oculus
'Clay made me': Theaster Gates to receive series of major London shows around his love of ceramics
The Chicago-based artist will design the 2022 Serpentine Pavillion
Frieze: the show goes on. Plus, Theaster Gates
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?
Frieze London diary: enforced leisure, free whiskey and a four-poster bed
Plus, Theaster Gates' culture club
From lantern slides to racist caricatures, the Walker showcases Theaster Gates the collector
Chicago artist strives for a poetic “resurrection” of African American stories in a solo show in Minneapolis
Tamir Rice memorial rebuilt at Chicago art space
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
Theaster Gates on how his new show was inspired by the eviction of 45 people from an island in Maine
The Chicago-based artist's exhibition in Paris examines the forced removal in 1911 of the inhabitants of Malaga Island
Theaster Gates hits the floor at Park Avenue Armory
The Chicago artist will mill a portion of the period wood for the $4m project to replace the historic New York building's floor
Theaster Gates: ‘There’s no better Madonna than my mother’
Artist sets up printing press in Basel to explore ‘Black Madonna’ theme
Gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot is now at Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago
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
Inside the house that Theaster Gates built
Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his Chicago neighbourhood, one building at a time