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Is there an art to urban regeneration? Theaster Gates and Assemble are well-known examples
United States Architecture News - Nov 05, 2015 - 10:36 4993 views
Foundation’s Stony Island Arts Bank has been renovated by Theaster Gates and the Rebuild Foundation that shows Theaster's modern archival and arts facility. image © Tom Harris, courtesy of Rebuild Foundation.
It’s the showpiece of Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who’s parlayed his art world star power to develop a handful of arts-focused community projects that mix art-making with neighbourhood development. Trained as an urban planner, he’s one of a growing group of artists who are turning art into urban regeneration, and urban regeneration into art......Continue Reading