Sometimes the creating that we do is creating a platform that allows other creative people to pitch in.
Theaster GatesI'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 around the complexities of race and class and culture wherever I am.
Theaster GatesWhat I think museums do very well is that they say to a public, "We have some stuff that's worth looking at."
Theaster GatesThe fact that the work is affirmed by the Museum of Contemporary Art I think sends continued signals that this is worth paying attention to, looking at, and understanding.
Theaster Gates