Theaster Gates
American artist and professor · theastergates.com
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Theaster Gates is an American social practice installation artist and a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he still lives and works. Wikipedia
Born: 1973 (age 50 years), Chicago, IL
Education: University of Cape Town (1998), Iowa State University, Lane Tech College Prep High School, and more
Known for: Installation art, Sculpture
Parents: Theaster Gates Sr.
Notable work: Civil Tapestry series (2011-ongoing); Black Vessel for a Saint (2017)
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