Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An explanation and analysis of Theaster Gates. I discuss his Civil Rights Tapestries, the Stony Island Bank Project and more.
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Works Cited
Elujoba, Yinka. “Theaster Gates Turns the Stain of the Past Into Art (Published 2020).” The New York Times, 27 November 2020, nytimes.com/2020/11/25/arts/design/theaster-gates-gagosian-review.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott. The Great Gatsby. UMV Publishing, 2022.
Lee, Lisa Yun, et al. Theaster Gates. Phaidon Press, 2015.
Nayeri, Farah. “A Chicago Roofer's Legacy Finds a Home in the Serpentine Pavilion.” The New York Times, 16 June 2022, nytimes.com/2022/06/08/arts/design/theatster-gates-serpentine-pavilion.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
Saval, Nikil. “Three Artists Who Think Outside the Box.” The New York Times, 3 December 2015, nytimes.com/2015/12/03/t-magazine/art/theaster-gates-mark-bradford-rick-lowe-profile.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
Sheets, Hilarie M. “Using Discards to Build Art (and Rebuild a City) (Published 2017).” The New York Times, 14 March 2017, nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/design/theaster-gates-national-gallery-of-art-chicago.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
TheasterGates.com. (n.d.). Theaster Gates. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from theastergates.com
“Theaster Gates Explores the Politics of the African-American Experience | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 14.” YouTube, 10 November 2015, youtube.com/watch?v=u1D4ne1jQKs. Accessed 27 November 2022.
“Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art.” YouTube, 26 March 2015, youtube.com/watch?v=S9ry1M7JlyE. Accessed 27 November 2022.
#theastergates
#arttheory
Check out my Shakespeare Channel: youtube.com/@UCa6654ugvheIvLOLY8RLe3g
An explanation and analysis of Theaster Gates. I discuss his Civil Rights Tapestries, the Stony Island Bank Project and more.
Support on Patreon patreon.com/AmorSciendi
Twitter @amorsciendi
Facebook: facebook.com/AmorSciendi
New? Start Here: youtube.com/watch?v=H_inxGd1P_0&list=PLVvCCEORxLBOMqZPjGS6NoTaY263uLxKb
Works Cited
Elujoba, Yinka. “Theaster Gates Turns the Stain of the Past Into Art (Published 2020).” The New York Times, 27 November 2020, nytimes.com/2020/11/25/arts/design/theaster-gates-gagosian-review.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott. The Great Gatsby. UMV Publishing, 2022.
Lee, Lisa Yun, et al. Theaster Gates. Phaidon Press, 2015.
Nayeri, Farah. “A Chicago Roofer's Legacy Finds a Home in the Serpentine Pavilion.” The New York Times, 16 June 2022, nytimes.com/2022/06/08/arts/design/theatster-gates-serpentine-pavilion.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
Saval, Nikil. “Three Artists Who Think Outside the Box.” The New York Times, 3 December 2015, nytimes.com/2015/12/03/t-magazine/art/theaster-gates-mark-bradford-rick-lowe-profile.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
Sheets, Hilarie M. “Using Discards to Build Art (and Rebuild a City) (Published 2017).” The New York Times, 14 March 2017, nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/design/theaster-gates-national-gallery-of-art-chicago.html. Accessed 27 November 2022.
TheasterGates.com. (n.d.). Theaster Gates. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from theastergates.com
“Theaster Gates Explores the Politics of the African-American Experience | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 14.” YouTube, 10 November 2015, youtube.com/watch?v=u1D4ne1jQKs. Accessed 27 November 2022.
“Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art.” YouTube, 26 March 2015, youtube.com/watch?v=S9ry1M7JlyE. Accessed 27 November 2022.
#theastergates
#arttheory
Check out my Shakespeare Channel: youtube.com/@UCa6654ugvheIvLOLY8RLe3g
