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Theaster Gates’s Black Chapel Serpentine pavilion review – a welcoming labour of love

Gates uses an artist’s touch to create a dignified, Staffordshire kiln-inspired structure that celebrates community and work – and honours his late father

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

A monument to a roofer that lets in the rain: Theaster Gates’s Serpentine Pavilion

The Chicago-based artist has punched a huge hole in the roof of his Black Chapel. Could a downpour add one further thrilling sonic dimension to its programme of Gregorian chants, jazz recitals and Japanese tea ceremonies?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Theaster Gates’s Serpentine Pavilion: Black Chapel - great ideas but this is the sacred made mundane

The artist’s structure is permeated with rich ideas, none of which are effectively expressed in this simplistic realisation

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022