Theaster Gates: Afro-Mingei memory he exposes the double shakedown

he exposes the double shakedown of European countries and legitimate Jewish claimants

and how the televised broadcast of protesters in Selma changed the debate on civil rights

This edited volume aims to fill the gap in the research

prints from the image collection were arranged on a large working table in the HfG Karlsruhe

Theaster Gates: Afro-Mingei memory he exposes the double shakedownTrained as a sculptor and urban planner, Theaster Gates first travelled to Japan in 2004 to study ceramics. Since then, his work has been deeply influenced by Japanese craft and culture. His encounters in Japan and across the Asia Pacific, coupled with his experiences as an African American man with roots in Mississippi and Chicago, have been the keystones of his creative process. Through his exploration of cultural hybridity, he coined the term Afro