Theaster Gates
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Theaster Gates is an American
Installation artist Social Practice
artist. He lives and works in Chicago
, Illinois. Gates' work has been shown at major museums and galleries internationally and deals with issues of urban planning, religious space, and craft. He is committed to the revitalization of poor neighborhoods through combining urban planning and art practices.
1998 University of Cape Town, M.A. Fine Arts, Religious Studies
2006 Iowa State University, M.S. Urban Planning, Ceramics, Religious Studies.
Thesis: Space, Memory and the Constant Pursuit of God: I Built This House
He was part of the 2010 Whitney Biennial
in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum in 2010, the 2010 Art Chicago fair, was included in "Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft", at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
, and in 2009 had a solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Gates is represented by Kavi Gupta of Chicago and Berlin.
United States
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Installation artist Social Practice
Social Practice
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artist. He lives and works in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois. Gates' work has been shown at major museums and galleries internationally and deals with issues of urban planning, religious space, and craft. He is committed to the revitalization of poor neighborhoods through combining urban planning and art practices.
Education
1996 Iowa State University, B.S. Urban Planning, Ceramics1998 University of Cape Town, M.A. Fine Arts, Religious Studies
2006 Iowa State University, M.S. Urban Planning, Ceramics, Religious Studies.
Thesis: Space, Memory and the Constant Pursuit of God: I Built This House
Work
Gates has shown his work and performances internationally.He was part of the 2010 Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum in 2010, the 2010 Art Chicago fair, was included in "Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft", at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Contemporary Arts Museum – Houston is a not-for-profit institution in Houston, Texas, dedicated to presenting the contemporary art of our time to the public....
, and in 2009 had a solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Gates is represented by Kavi Gupta of Chicago and Berlin.