Theaster Gates Recasts Tar, Clay and Gym Floors for His Hong Kong Exhibition ‘Surrogate’

SummaryTheaster Gates revisits his signature motifs in ‘Surrogate,’ transferring them onto new materials or setting them in fresh compositionsThe show includes fire-hose imprints in clay, reclaimed gymnasium flooring, a clay “handbag” and a trio of new Tar PaintingsThe exhibition explores how art can stand in for something absent, whether a family bond, a community or a history that has been overlookedTheaster Gates brings Surrogate, an exhibition of new works, to Gagosian Hong Kong from Novembe...