Art Quote by Theaster Gates

If we imagine that the only right that we have is to make commodifiable objects, then we limit our practice, and we limit the…

— Theaster Gates

I have the willingness to think fully about where opportunities are and where they live.

— Theaster Gates

Modernism was influenced by what they call a primativist ethic.

— Theaster Gates

The reason artists want to have works in museums is that we want our works to be seen by as many people as possible…

— Theaster Gates

There were a series of moments when I decided that art was important, and it was an important vehicle for me to express my…

— Theaster Gates

It's not really about the material. It's about our capacity to shape things.

— Theaster Gates

I'm not a preacher, but I preach. I'm not a Buddhist, but I chant. I'm not race theorist, but I have questions and ponderances…

— Theaster Gates

Sometimes the creating that we do is creating a platform that allows other creative people to pitch in.

— Theaster Gates

The reality in the neighborhood that I live in is: if I don't constantly reconcile what I have against what other people don't, either…

— Theaster Gates

I actually no longer use 'art' as the framing device. I think I'm just kind of practicing things, practicing life, practicing creation.

— Theaster Gates

I think I'm passionately allowing myself to be influenced by the things that are around me.

— Theaster Gates

All kinds of performance practices have a certain register of power or solemnity.

— Theaster Gates