Theaster Gates
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Theaster Gates is an American artist and urban planner known for his socially engaged practice that combines sculpture, installation, performance, and community revitalization, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theaster Gates canonical | 2 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ performance artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ social practice artist ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
architecture
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installation ⓘ performance ⓘ sculpture ⓘ urban interventions ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Artes Mundi Prize (shortlist)
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surface form:
Artes Mundi Prize
Joan Miró Prize ⓘ Kurt Schwitters Prize ⓘ United States Artists Fellowship ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Artists Fellowship
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| basedIn |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-08-28 ⓘ |
| employer | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Gates ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
community development
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contemporary art ⓘ socially engaged art ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Black cultural archives
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community empowerment ⓘ race and class ⓘ urban inequality ⓘ |
| founded |
Dorchester
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surface form:
Dorchester Projects
Rebuild Foundation ⓘ Stony Island Arts Bank ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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site-specific art ⓘ |
| givenName | Theaster ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Documenta (Kassel)
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surface form:
Documenta 13
Haus der Deutschen Kunst ⓘ
surface form:
Haus der Kunst, Munich
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ Venice Biennale ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| movement | social practice art ⓘ |
| name | Theaster Gates self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
community revitalization on Chicago’s South Side
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socially engaged practice ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Civil Tapestry series
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Dorchester ⓘ
surface form:
Dorchester Projects
Stony Island Arts Bank ⓘ Temple Exercises ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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| positionHeld | Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| workLocation |
South Side, Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago’s South Side
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