Theaster Gates
Rickshaw for Black Bricks, 2013
Gone Are the Days of Shelter and Martyr, 2014
Video, color, sound
6 min
Black Vessel for a Saint, 2017
Brick, granite, Cor-Ten steel, concrete, and statue of St. Laurence covered with roofing membrane
280 × 192 in
A Flag for the Least of Them, 2018
Decommissioned fire hose
59 ⅞ × 84 ⅝ in
Memoriam 3, 2019
1970s ascot pattern made from artist’s clothing, garments variable and bronze
83.8 × 45.7 × 50.8 cm
Untitled, 2025
Industrial oil-based enamel, rubber torch down, bitumen, wood, and copper roofing nails
61 1⁄2 × 60 3⁄8 × 3 1⁄2 in
Converse All-Stars, 2025
Industrial oil-based enamel, rubber torch down, bitumen and steel
78.7 × 245.8 × 16.5 cm
A libation in Uncertain Times, 2024
Earthenware, stoneware and oxides (1,000 pieces) and wood, with speakers, Sony Cube monitor and film
Installation: 450 × 1091 × 331 cm
61 × 61 3⁄8 × 3 1⁄2 in
Untitled, 2021
Decommissioned fire hose, wood, and spray paint
60 × 37 1⁄2 × 7 5⁄8 in
