Theaster Gates Ceramics

Theaster gates is a social practice installation artist living and working in chicago united states.

Theaster gates ceramics. He was born in chicago illinois where he still lives and works gates work has been shown at major museums and galleries internationally and deals with urban planning religious space and craft issues. He is renowned internationally for his interdisciplinary blend of social practice performance institution building painting and sculpting. He began his career studying urban planning and carried out a joint masters in religion ceramics and city design. Theaster gates rebuild foundation to bring ceramics yoga studios to grand crossing.

Theaster gates b 1973 currently lives and works in chicago. Social practice is art which involves people and communities. Gates works as an artist curator urbanist and facilitator and his projects attempt to instigate the creation of cultural communities by acting as catalysts. The foundation plans to build 3 artist pods a wood fired kiln and open space for outdoor programs like yoga dance classes and meditation to be used seasonally.

Theaster gates is an artist who uses many different media from ceramics to performance engagement as this excellent monograph on his life and work demonstrates he is driven by the ongoing struggle for racial equality in america to apply his art in highly visible ways. Installation view of theaster gates but to be a poor race at regen projects photo by brian forrest theaster gates the bank 2016 glazed ceramic 20 1 4 x 17 3 4 x 17 in. Theaster gates practice includes sculpture installation performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Claiming i think i m a full time artist a full time urban planner and a full time preacher with an aspiration of no longer needing any of those titles theaster gates makes work focused on racism and poverty in america and works to make change in downtrodden communities across the country.