Interview to Theaster Gates

On the occasion of the artist's exhibition at Prada Foundation - Osservatorio, Milan

(Photo courtesy of the artist. My interview is featured on Shades of Noir website and ToR)

Theaster Gates is one of the most influential contemporary artists in the world, living and working in Chicago, Illinois. Director of Arts and Public Life at the University of Chicago.

He began his career studying urban planning, and city design, while making pots, an activity that he developed for over