• ‘It’s got great drainage!’ – Theaster Gates on his open-to-the-elements Serpentine pavilion

    ‘It’s got great drainage!’ – Theaster Gates on his open-to-the-elements Serpentine pavilion
    Inspired by the kilns of Stoke-on-Trent, the Chicago artist’s Black Chapel will host bands, including his own, and also provide ‘a place of quietude’ where even the British weather is welcomeThe Serpentine Gallery’s annual summer pavilion will take a spiritual turn this year, in the form of a cylindrical Black Chapel, designed by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates. Taking inspiration from the kilns of Stoke-on-Trent, the wooden structure will rise up to a great domed roo

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