Artwork Survey: 2010s

Theaster Gates

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  1. Listening House and Archive House
    2009-present
    Acquisition of property for reuse as a gallery, community nexus, and archive for Dr. Wax records, portions of the Johnson Publishing Library, and remaining stock from the now-closed Prairie Avenue Books
    6918 South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, IL

    Courtesy of the artist and Rebuild Foundation

    © Theaster Gates

  2. Stumbling Block with Red Hose
    2012
    Cast black concrete and fire hose
    65 × 27 × 16 inches (165.1 × 68.6 × 40.6 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo: Ben Westoby

    © Theaster Gates

  3. Teleological Study with Hose
    2012
    Wood, fire hose and glass

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo: White Cube Gallery

    © Theaster Gates

  4. Triagonal
    2015
    Wood and asphalt roofing membrane
    75 3/16 × 72 13/16 × 5 11/16 inches (191 × 185 × 14.5 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo: White Cube (Ben Westoby)

    © Theaster Gates

  5. Raising Goliath
    Installation view: "My Labor Is My Protest," White Cube, London
    2012
    1967 Ford fire truck, magazines, tar bucket, mop, steel, and wire
    Dimensions variable

    Courtesy of the artist and White Cube, London

    Photo: Ben Westoby

    © Theaster Gates

  6. My Labor Is My Protest
    Installation view at South Galleries and 9x9x9, White Cube, London
    2012

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo: Ben Westoby

    © Theaster Gates

  7. Bank Bond
    2013
    Edition of 100
    Marble
    6 1/8 × 8 5/8 × 0 13/16 inches (15.5 × 21.9 × 2.1 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    © Theaster Gates

  8. Shine Study with Matte Rubber Sky
    2013
    Wood, rubber and tar
    60 1/2 × 84 × 6 inches (153.7 × 213.4 × 15.2 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo © White Cube (Sara Pooley)

    © Theaster Gates

  9. Ground Rules (Free throw possibility)
    2014
    Wood flooring
    254.3 × 374.1 × 6.5 cm

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo © White Cube (Ben Westoby)

    © Theaster Gates

  10. White sky, overcast
    2014
    Wood, rubber and tar
    60 1/2 × 168 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (153.7 × 428 × 14.6 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo: White Cube (Ben Westoby)

    © Theaster Gates

  11. Tarred Vessel
    2015
    Cotton, metal, glazed clay, plastic and tar
    52 1/10 × 24 × 23 1/5 inches (132.3 × 61 × 59 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    © Theaster Gates

  12. Stony Island Arts Bank
    Exterior view
    2015

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    © Theaster Gates

  13. Stony Island Arts Bank
    Interior view
    2015

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    © Theaster Gates

  14. Diagonal Bitumen Bregenz
    2016
    Wood, tar paper, various foils and tar
    96 7/8 × 96 7/8 × 5 11/16 inches (246 × 246 × 14.5 cm)

    Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and White Cube, London

    Photo © White Cube (George Darrell)

    © Theaster Gates