Theaster Gates 'Art and protest are forms of political thought'
over 3 years in The guardian
The artist talks about the work behind his first ever New York show, Black Vessel, and why white supremacy still threatens vital cultural institutions
“For a year and a half, I was constantly heating them the fuck up,” jokes artist, professor and social innovator Theaster Gates of the laborious brick-making process behind Black Vessel, his first-ever New York show, which opened earlier this month at Gagosian.
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