Theaster Gates: How to Build a House Museum

Kitty Scotty editor

ISBN 10: 1894243935 / ISBN 13: 9781894243933

Published by Art Gallery of Ontario (Canada), 2018

Art Gallery of Ontario (Canada) 2018 First Edition. Near Fine in large wraps. (Soft bump to the lower right corner otherwise Fine). 10.25 x 10.25 inches. 234 pages. Illustrated. Seller Inventory # ABE-1742697381089

Synopsis:

Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, whose projects range from small-scale sculptures to ambitious urban interventions, investigates the transformative powers of art in this provocative book. As the force behind the much-acclaimed Stony Island Arts Bank, Gates responds creatively to the challenges of space, whether working in museums or in communities. In this instance, he explores notions of blackness, freedom, and the history of house music. Featuring works by the artist himself as well as objects drawn from the Exhibit of American Negros at the 1900 Paris Exposition, the Ed Williams collection of negrobilia, and Frankie Knuckles's vinyl collections, How to Build a Museum proposes new ways of honouring and remembering Black experience, exploring the potential of symbolic structures and their associated objects.

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Theaster Gates is an American social practice installation artist, who teaches in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. His highly acclaimed work deals with issues of urban planning, religious space, and craft, and the revitalization of poor urban neighborhoods.

About the Author: Kitty Scott is the curator of modern and contemporary art at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Theaster Gates: How to Build a House Museum
Publisher: Art Gallery of Ontario (Canada)
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition