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Tag Archive for Theaster Gates
Fresh, hot jazz
by Meaghan Murphy •
Everything about the Washington Park Arts Incubator is new.
The Lost Stories of ’68
by Zachary Goldhammer •
Out of all the documents of the landmark, radical left protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, most people tend to focus on those involving the Youth International Party (more commonly known as the Yippies) and the Abby Hoffman-led “Chicago Seven.”
Room to Grow
by Jane Fentress •
Theaster Gates, Director of Arts and Public Life at the University of Chicago, is spearheading a new UofC Arts and Public Life initiative aimed at strengthening the connection between the arts communities on and off campus. The cornerstone of this $1.85 million University-funded initiative will be an “arts incubator” in Washington Park.
House Plans
by Harry Backlund •
While the Dorchester Projects developed out of the the home of installation and performance artist Theaster Gates, it is now also an archive of books, records, and fine art slides, which he hopes will become a community resource for his friends and neighbors.
Archive Jive: Artists and aficionados bring jazz back to Hyde Park
by Elly Fishman •
While delving into the University of Chicago Special Collections, where innumerable stacks of dilapidated sheet music lines the shelves and jazz records whose jackets have faded with time remain nearly untouched, Theaster Gates and Dara Epison came across a 1920s…
The Space Between: Artist Theaster Gates bridges the gap between culture and community
by Elly Fishman •
“Boss!” Theaster Gates shouts in a pointedly servile tone. “I’m gonna shine some shoes.” The audience at Little Black Pearl on January 10 squirms a bit. “Boss!” he repeats, scanning the room for shoes to shine. The athletic Gates assumes…
