By Theaster Gates

Richly illustrated and designed by New York-based designer Joseph Logan, this publication brings together new writing from the fields of architecture, art and music to reflect on Gates’ Pavilion and his wider practice.

The publication includes images of the Pavilion, tar paintings and bell sculpture, as well as the visual documentation of live events that took place in the Pavilion over the summer months and ranged from experimental musical performances to choirs and workshops that centred the sacred offered a space for reflection and convening.

A collection of images compiled by Theaster Gates of places, buildings, objects and rituals, alongside images of the artist’s past works and projects, which have influenced the design of the Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel, give an insight into the design process and the artist’s practice.