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THEASTER GATES (AMERICAN B. 1973)STACK 6901.1, 2011Concrete, pulverised glass and carpet Height 125cm (49in.)Provenance:Kavi Gupta, Chicago/Berlin Acquired from the above in 2012Chicago-born Theaster Gates works to uplift underprivileged groups, especially the African-American community, by radically upending artistic conventions. Represented by White Cube, Gates has exhibited internationally; his works can be found in the Kunstmuseum Basel, LACMA, Whitney Museum, and the Tate. His emphasis on collective engagement has resulted in such works as Black Vessel for a Saint, which saw the artist involve local residents in working with repurposed materials, as he does here. Stack 6901.1.2011 owes its title to the date of creation and 6901 Dorchester, a building repurposed by Gates to serve as a filmmaking studio for the African-American community, befitting his commitment to social practice. Gates's explosive arrangement of pulverised glass recalls the property damage that has resulted from recent bouts of civil unrest in North America. The disastrous consequences of these riots reflect fraught race relations: Gates, in his constant effort to challenge institutional biases, is keenly sensitive to this.