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THEASTER GATES – THE BLACK IMAGE CORPORATION


(Photo Isaac Sutton, courtesy Johnson Publishing company)

OSSERVATORIO PRADA FOUNDATION, Milan // Until 14 January 2019


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 15 years, and that he describes in his TED talk as “I