Theaster Gates
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Gates' 2019 catalogue, winning the 2020 Judge's Choice Award, was designed to accompany the exhibition of the same name and offers a detailed look at the artist’s recent work in multimedia sculpture and installation. The book’s design responds to and extends several characteristics of works in the exhibition and opens with a poem printed in bronze ink written by Theaster Gates. Alongside an essay by artist and writer Zachary Cahill the publication also features 48 color illustrations, 4-page gatefold, a foil stamped slipcase and silkscreened cover.