Theaster Gates and Prada Partner on Design Incubator, $25 M. for Denver Art Museum, and More: Morning Links for September 2, 2021
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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When Hardware Store Met Gallery: Theaster Gates at Gray
In Theaster Gates's latest work with readymades, hardware store goods stand out not as art themselves, but disguised as other works of contemporary art.
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Crisis and Community: How Chicago’s Rebuild Foundation Is Closing the Gap Between Art Spaces and the People They Serve
"We didn't want to contribute noise," Rebuild's director of public programming said.
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ARTnews in Chicago: Collector Beth Rudin DeWoody and Artist Theaster Gates in Conversation, On the Ground at Expo Chicago, and More
Gates organized a show of work from DeWoody's collection that focused on black interiority.
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Theaster Gates, Beth Rudin DeWoody, and Laura Dvorkin Debut Show About Black Interiority in Chicago
The show is presented by the Rebuild Foundation in partnership with EXPO Chicago, ARTnews, and the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection.
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Theaster Gates Will Stage Chicago Show of Works by Black Artists From Beth Rudin DeWoody’s Collection
The September exhibition will feature more than 20 key figures, including Glenn Ligon and Henry Taylor.
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Philanthropic Organizations Pay $30 M. for ‘Ebony’ and ‘Jet’ Photo Archive, Plan Donation to Getty, Smithsonian
The purchase ensures that the four million images will become accessible to the public.
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Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay to Co-Chair Prada’s New Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council
The artist and filmmaker were tapped following controversy in December over racist imagery.
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Starry (RED) Charity Auction in Miami Brings in $10.5 Million to Fight HIV/AIDS
The sale—organized by Sotheby's and Gagosian—featured matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Gagosian to Represent Chicago-Based Artist Theaster Gates
His first show with the gallery will be in spring 2020.
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