Theaster Gates, Flag Sketch, 2020
Flag Sketch, 2020
Industrial oil-based enamel, rubber torch down, bitumen, wood, and copper
72 x 72 inches / 182.9 x 182.9 cm (unframed)
© Theaster Gates. Photo: Jacob Hand. Courtesy Gagosian
I always find myself returning to the vessel. It is part of the intellectual life force of my practice and it precedes all other forms of making.
—Theaster Gates
Flag Sketch is on view in Black Vessel at Gagosian until January 23, 2021. Read the press release.
Theaster Gates
Black Vessel
October 10, 2020–January 23, 2021
Gagosian
555 W 24th Street, New York, NY 10011