Horizontal Civil Tapestry
2019 · Wood and decommissioned fire hose
120.7 × 153.1 × 15.3 cm (47 1/2 × 60 1/4 × 6 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Theaster Gates
American, 1973
Chicago, IL, USA
Social Practice
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
98
Assets Indexed
13
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0
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100%
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Theaster Gates
Gagosian
2026
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Diana Thater
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Gagosian
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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University of Cape Town
Visual Arts
Iowa State University
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Lane Technical College Prep High School
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