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black madonna exhibitions theaster gates artist and archivist theaster gates will explore the cult of the black madonna across two venues of the kunstmuseum in basel this summer. turning two floors of the museum into a space of creative production gates has set up a temporary sound studio and printing workshop where live performances and interventions by the artist will take place.
theaster gates and the art of the black madonna news mr gates first encountered the a through a black liberationtheology group in detroit called the shrine of the black madonna which in 1967missioned an 18foot painting of the virgin. comprising sculpture vo photography and installations the show takes as its starting point the catholic madonna but all marys and all mothers not least his own were on his mind as he planned the show.

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theaster gates black madonna studio international at the centre of this ritual space is gatess own black madonna 2018 sculpture a virgin and child m of moud tar. it is an everyday kind of madonna mlled apparentlyom a keychain gates was given. already she looks slightly sweaty knocked about gates apparently threw wine on her at the opening.

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theaster gates kunstmuseum basel black madonna. the creative practice of theaster gates b. 1973 rangesom urban interventions and performance pieces to pottery. he is the lead singer of the band the black monks of mississippi and has been appointed the first distinguished visiting artist and director of artist initiatives at the lur institute for american art which is part of the colby college museum of art.

the black monks project items theaster gates gates launches new label black madonna press with the black monks of mississippi ep. artist and archivist theaster gates will explore the cult of the black madonna across two venues of the kunstmuseum in basel this summer.