Theaster Gates archived an entire hardware store from Chicago's South Side to create "True Value" (2016), as featured in the latest from Art21's... | By Art21 | Facebook
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Artist Theaster Gates Bought a Crumbling Chicago Bank for $1 and Turned it Into a World-Class Arts Center — Colossal
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