Podcasts about theaster

The internationally acclaimed and hugely influential artist Theaster Gates was born, raised and works in Chicago. He trained as a ceramicist, and still makes pottery, but it's just one part of a diverse artistic output that also includes painting, sculpture and vast installations, in works which often explore the black experience in contemporary America. He is best known for redeveloping derelict buildings for community projects, using art to transform run-down neighbourhoods of his city. A recipient of the prestigious Artes Mundi Prize, Gates is a professor at the University of Chicago and received the French government's prestigious Légion d'Honneur. Theaster Gates is part of the creative team behind the Barack Obama Presidential Centre currently under construction in Chicago. In 2022 he created the annual Serpentine Pavilion in London, a piece called Black Chapel which was conceived as a monument to his father. His most recent exhibition is 1965: Malcolm in Winter: A Translation Exercise at White Cube gallery.Theaster Gates tells John Wilson about the influence of his family upbringing. The youngest of nine siblings, and the only boy, he recalls assisting his father as he worked as a roofer. Later, when he was an established artist, and having inherited his father's tools and tar kettle, Theaster began to make paintings using hot bitumen in tribute to his father's labour. He also explains how, as a high achieving pupil, he was 'bussed' to a predominantly white school far from his home neighbourhood, and benefited from cultural opportunities that he may not have received otherwise. He also chooses the experience of spending a year in Japan learning ancient pottery techniques, and beginning his practise as a ceramicist. Producer Edwina Pitman

In dieser Radioreise nimmt Sie Alexander Tauscher mit nach Toulouse. Freuen Sich auf ganz unterschiedliche Erlebnisse in der viertgrößten Stadt von Frankreich. Toulouse wird  "La Ville en rose" genannt. Gleichzeitig geht von hier das berühmte Blau aus, dass Frankreich  so prägt. Die gebrannten Lehmziegel, die Toulouse eine rotbraune Farbe gehen, beschäftigt uns genauso wie die Färbertradition aus den Pastel. Neben dem klassischen Stadtrundgang sind wir auch dort, wo man den Sternen zum Greifen nah ist. Marine Esch von Toulouse Tourisme begleitet uns gedanklich durch die größte Markthalle Frankreichs, der Marché Victor Hugo., die auch "Bauch von Toulouse" genannt wird. Annette Hardouin, erzählt uns, wie sei ein fast schon vom Aussterben bedrohtes Handwerk wieder zur Blüte verholfen hat. Tilman Krause, Feuilletonredakteur bei der Zeitung „Die Welt“, spricht im Radioreise-Interview von seinen Erlebnissen in der UNESCO-ausgezeichneten Creative City of Music. Und der Frankreich-Liebhaber Robert aus Köln fasst seine kulinarischen Erlebnisse zusammen. Ein Abendessen der besonderen Art ist sicher Geschmackssache, gehört aber zum kulturellen Erbe dieser Stadt. Wir probieren die traditionelle Cassoulet beim Festival Toulouse à Table. Keine Angst vor Riesenspinnen - denn die in Toulouse übertrifft alle natürlichen. In der "Halle de la Machine" spielen Maschinen ein eigenes Theaster. Audrey Boisseé-Goude, auch Bambi genannt, erzählt von der Überraschungsreise der Riesenspinne nach Liverpool und Yokohama. Die Sendung garnieren wir mit Liedern über Toulouse und den Canal du Midi und südfranzösischen Klängen. Viel Spaß bei diesem City-Trip!

This episode from September, 15th 2016 is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Barbara Feld, "People are still saying this was one of the best Roundtable luncheons they ever attended. Theaster, along with members of his band The Black Monks of Mississippi (now known as The Black Monks), began the presentation. While Theaster stood at the podium quietly speaking about his early morning walk in the park and Nina Simone, the musicians played. It was riveting and compelling. It set the stage for Theaster's talk, entitled “The Importance of an Artist as an Entrepreneur.” An artist, himself, and definitely an entrepreneur, Theaster spoke with passion, knowledge and commitment. It's one of the few times (but not the only time), a speaker received the coveted standing ovation. Theaster Gates was in Akron in partnership with the Akron Art Museum, thanks to a Knight Challenge Grant." Theaster Gates, entrepreneur, artist, professor, leader and so, much more. Gates is a rare visionary. See this PBS spotlight on some of his work: http://www.pbs.org/video/2365729790/ Find full speaker bio and the event details here: https://bit.ly/3goCKrR  

Theaster Gates is many things, but he doesn’t see it that way. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel talks to the world-famous artist about connecting art with neighborhood development, discovering the spiritual life of abandoned spaces, and the “aha” moment that brought it all together.

This week on Archinect Sessions we’re sharing our inspiring conversation with Theaster Gates. For those of you who aren’t already familiar with Theaster, you’re in for a treat. Theaster Gates often refers to himself as a potter, and while it’s true that he is, through years of training and practice, he’s also an extremely talented multidisciplinary artist, urban planner and community-focused social activist. Theaster may be most well known for his non-profit Rebuild Foundation. The foundation purchases abandoned buildings in the south side of Chicago, the neighborhood Theaster grew up and still resides in, and transforms them into beautiful community hubs that connect and inspire the local residents through art, creativity, and professional skill training. Gates work extends into academia as well. He is a full professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago, where he also the director of Arts and Public Life. It’s in this context that he is unveiling his latest project, part of an $80 million dollar renovation and restoration of the Edward Durell Stone-designed Keller Hall, home to the school’s Harris School of Public Policy. Theaster’s role involved designing a soaring communal atrium space, lined with wood from fallen ash trees, and milled by local residents. Our conversation with Theaster Gates starts with his reuse of Chicago’s diseased ash trees into millwork and detailing for the new University of Chicago Keller Center, and quickly veers into topics of hand skills, black labor, neighborhood communities, and socio-cultural readings of beauty.

Back with a vengeance is By The Way with episode #13 “52 & They Art All Against You”.  On this episode listen to Eric Wall and Ando discuss what may become the largest US public art project ever. The political Super Pac For Freedoms launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kick Starter to fund 52 billboards by major contemporary artists as a “get out to vote” initiative ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections. Listen in on their conversation as I think it might surprise the you where Eric and Ando stand regarding the project. For more By The Way, follow us on Twitter@ByTheWay_ArtPod, Facebook@By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast, and Instagram@Bythewaypodcast. Or on our website www.Culturalbandwidth.com. By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast is created by Eric Wall and Ando. Links: New York Time: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/arts/design/public-art-campaign-political-billboards.html Artnet News: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fall-artist-made-billboards-will-installed-50-states-1296806 Kick Starter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/978911160/alabama-50-states-50-billboards-for-freedoms For Freedom's Website: http://www.forfreedoms.org/ Music credits: Favorite Secrets by Waylon Thornton is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and permission of the artist.

This week, we launch “Knight Cities,” a new weekly podcast that focuses on the people and ideas shaping our cities. Theaster Gates – Chicago-based visual artist, actor, singer, restaurateur, activist, academician and all-around urban transformer – is our first guest.

In this Fresh Talk LIVE feature, Cathy Byrd meets Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates in Washington, DC, on Election Night 2012. Theaster is the featured speaker in the second annual Kinetic: Conversations in Contemporary Art lecture series at American University. Wilmer Wilson, an alumnus of Howard University, American University graduate students Emily Fransisco and Heather Ravenscroft, and University of Mary Washington senior Sidney Mullis join the conversation. Sound Editor: Leonardo Madriz Photos: Cathy Byrd unless otherwise noted Music: Theaster Gates + The Black Monks of Mississippi, Shine, 2011

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Theaster Gates, Coordinator of Arts Programming at the University of Chicago and a Southside Artist, talks about the generosity of Chicago. This video was shot in Theaster's studio where he is preparing for an upcoming exhibition at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.