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Theaster Gates: A Clay Sermon - by  Cameron Foote & Lydia Yee (Hardcover) - 1 of 1

Theaster Gates: A Clay Sermon - by Cameron Foote & Lydia Yee (Hardcover)

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  • The artist as activist, archivist, pedagogue, urban planner and maker: on the multifarious activities of Theaster Gates This publication accompanies a major new Theaster Gates exhibition at London's Whitechapel Gallery, focusing on his clay-based work.The transformation of clay--from geological substance into utilitarian and artistic material--is the basis for much of Gates' art and a powerful metaphor for his socially engaged work.
  • Author(s): Cameron Foote & Lydia Yee
  • 200 Pages
  • Art, Individual Artists

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The artist as activist, archivist, pedagogue, urban planner and maker: on the multifarious activities of Theaster Gates

This publication accompanies a major new Theaster Gates exhibition at London's Whitechapel Gallery, focusing on his clay-based work.
The transformation of clay--from geological substance into utilitarian and artistic material--is the basis for much of Gates' art and a powerful metaphor for his socially engaged work. Using his hands and his imagination, Gates reworks and revitalizes found objects, musical traditions, archive and library holdings and derelict buildings, giving them new form, meaning and purpose.
Fully illustrated with examples of pottery, sculptures, installations, films and archive materials, the book also documents a new film by Gates and features essays from leading craft historians and writers. This in-depth exploration of Gates' work is especially timely as a new generation seeks to synthesize making, identity and activism.
Theaster Gates (born 1973) lives and works in Chicago, and is a professor at the University of Chicago. He has had solo shows at Gagosian (2020) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2013). His work can be found in public collections worldwide, including the Menil Collection, Houston; the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York; the National Gallery of Canada, Ontario; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Tate, London; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Dimensions (Overall): 11.25 Inches (H) x 9.75 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Individual Artists
Publisher: Whitechapel Gallery
Format: Hardcover
Author: Cameron Foote & Lydia Yee
Language: English
Street Date: June 30, 2026
TCIN: 84806964
UPC: 9780854882960
Item Number (DPCI): 247-30-4610
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What are Theaster Gates' primary artistic themes?

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Q: What significance does clay have in Gates' work?

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Q: Who are the authors of the publication?

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Q: What types of materials are illustrated in the book?

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