I’m not a preacher, but I preach. I’m not a Buddhist, but I chant. I’m not race theorist, but I have questions and ponderances around the complexities of race and class and culture wherever I am.
Theaster Gates
Artist Statement
As a steward of space, history, and labor, Theaster Gates often engages deeply with materials, archives, and rituals that honor care and sanctity. In this work, the text becomes a devotional object, carefully composed to evoke the tension between sacred and profane, spirituality and manual labor, intellect and emotion, archival preservation and radical disruption.
