GATES, Theaster; BAYLEY, Chris (ed.); GRABOWSKA, Natalia (ed.); UMOLU, Yesomi (ed.)
Theaster Gates: Black Chapel

This publication brings together new writing from the fields of architecture, art and music to reflect on Gates’ project for the Serpentine Pavilion 2022, titled Black Chapel, and his wider practice.

Pictures of the installation, the tar paintings and the bell sculpture, are completed with visual documentation of live events that took place in the Pavilion and ranged from experimental musical performances to choirs and workshops that centred the sacred offered a space for reflection and convening. A collection of images compiled by Theaster Gates of places, buildings, objects and rituals, alongside images of the artist’s past works and projects, give an insight into the design process and the artist’s practice.

With contributions by Tayden Ali, Jareh Das, Ryan Dohoney, Theaster Gates, David Adjaye OM OBE, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Christina Sharpe.

Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König / Serpentine Galleries, 2023
Design by Joseph Logan
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