Jane Fonda, Nancy Pelosi and Ava DuVernay bestowed the honors at the event, which raised $3.1 million for the museum.

Beginning Sept. 23, the Smart Museum of Art in will open a landmark mid-career show of Theaster Gates’ far-flung art ...

Theaster Gates' practice is closely intertwined with his home city of Chicago but the upcoming Smart Museum show marks a ...

He's more than a genius ... Frank Gehry is a magician,' said Pelosi at the event, which also celebrated artist Theaster Gates ...

Theaster Gates made his name with multimedia artistic research that freely combines a sociological and anthropological approach to art with relational practices, working on-site with communities ...

Theaster Gates’s latest exhibition came about at the very moment the artist decided to overhaul his approach to mounting shows. The Chicago native—whose installations and sculptures have been ...

Chicago artist Theaster Gates got the call around the time the Johnson Publishing Company closed its Michigan Avenue headquarters in 2011. On the other line was Linda Johnson Rice, the daughter of ...

Theaster Gates speaking at Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series in the Michigan Theater Thursday. Ruby Klawans/Daily. Buy this photo. “Gates has translated the intricacies of Blackness (in) space ...

Installation view of Afro Mingei by Theaster Gates, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, 2022. Left to Right: Theaster Gates, Afro Neon, 2022, neon mounted on copper backing. Courtesy of ...

Plus, MOCA to honor Theaster Gates, Frank Gehry and Wendy Schmidt at its 2025 Gala The post Runway-Worthy Glamour Takes ...

On Saturday night, over 600 power players from the worlds of entertainment, art and philanthropy thronged The Geffen Contemporary for the 2025 MOCA Gala, raising $3.1 million for LA’s Museum of ...