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The American artist Theaster Gates (*1973) builds a bridge between art and life with his work. By incorporating a multifaceted practice that unites sculpture, installation, film, performance, improvisation, musical compositions and actions in urban space, Gates transforms spaces into places of artistic and cultural intervention and into potential platforms for political and social change.

With “Black Chapel,” Gates has developed a large-scale installation for Haus der Kunst that incorporates the architecture of the building’s 800-square-meter central hall. The work includes a multitude of public sculptures, documents and ready-mades/advertising media, which form symbols of Black identity on and around the architectural structures of three pavilions.

More info: https://hausderkunst.de/en/exhibitions/theaster-gates?locale=en

Cover picture: Black Madonna series. © Theaster Gates in collaboration with JNL Design.