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\nChicago-based activist and artist Theaster Gates uses discarded or found materials to make large-scale installations. He walked us through a few of them at his new solo exhibition at National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. \"The Minor...\nChicago-based activist and artist Theaster Gates uses discarded or found materials to make large-scale installations. He walked us through a few of them at his new solo exhibition at National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. \"The Minor Arts,” the show’s title, refers to craftsmanship of manual labor -- but his work explores the ways in which that intersects with other recurring themes: spirituality, reclamation, inequality, community and the black image. ------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe to NPR on YouTube Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Twitter • Facebook • Instagram • Tumblr • Snapchat ABOUT NPR NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.\n
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