Theaster Gates
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Theaster Gates' art encompasses sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions. He employs his medium in a way that calls attention to the interconnection between life and environment, life and art. His works are often grand collaborations with architects, researchers and even performers. For example, the "Every Square Needs a Circle" exhibit features archival materials interposed by architectural elements such as tar and neon. Gates is actively engaged with the arts and education community as Professor at the College and the University of Chicago in Department of Visual Arts as well as Senior Advisor for Cultural Innovation and Advisor to the Dean. His responsibilities extend to the 2018/19 Artist-in-Residence at the Getty Research Institute and the Colby College Museum of Art where he is the Director of Artists Initiatives at the Lunder Institute for American Art. Gates has exhibited and performed in museums and galleries all over Europe and the United States. His accolades include the Nasher Prize for Sculpture in 2018 and Urban Land Institute, J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. His work and his life are a testament to the capacity of the human spirit to elevate raw material and communicate that inspiration in a way that elevates others. Menos

Theaster Gates' art encompasses sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions. He employs his medium in a way that calls attention to the interconnection between life and environment, life and art. His works are often grand collaborations with architects, researchers and even performers. For example, the "Every Square Needs a Circle" exhibit features archival materials interposed by architectural elements such as tar and neon. Gates is actively engaged with the arts and education Más

United States, 1973 | artista masculino | Arte de Sitio Específico | Objetos Encontrados | Arte del Performance | Apropacionismo | Arte Activista | Arte abstracto | Compartir en Facebook y Twitter | www.theastergates.com/section/29120.html