In the closing plenary of the Arts Midwest/Western Arts Alliance conference, Arts Midwest CEO Torrie Allen spoke to Theaster Gates about a number of topics. What caught my attention was Gates' fabrication of the Yamaguchi Institute. You may have heard this story already. Gates claimed that his ceramics mentor was a Japanese immigrant, Shoji Yamaguchi, ... Read more
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:03AM on October 22, 2020