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CURRENT EXHIBITION

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Theaster Gates: When Clouds Roll Away

Reflection and Restoration from the Johnson Archive

On view September 13, 2024 - March 16, 2025​​​

Stony Island Arts Bank​ (6760 S. Stony Island Avenue)

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Left: Isaac Sutton, portrait of Eartha Kitt. Johnson Publishing Company Archive and Theaster Gates Studio, courtesy Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Smithsonian Institution

News & Updates

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Mrs Prada and me: why Theaster Gates has joined forces with fashion

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Tending a Garden of Love in Kenwood

Upcoming Events

  • Time Brickey: Performance and Conversation
    Thu, Oct 10
    Chicago
    Oct 10, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 10, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Multidisciplinary artist Time Brickey graces the Johnson Lounge with a tap dance performance followed by a conversation with host Sharon Udoh. Bar opens at 5:00, Program begins at 6:30
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  • Celeste Alexander presents: TSiBiNKi, CTRLZORA, KENYA and KUSH
    Fri, Oct 11
    Chicago
    Oct 11, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 11, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    DJ-in-residence Celeste Alexander brings four members of her DJ mentorship program to the Arts Bank to spin an evening of music inspired by our current exhibition "When Clouds Roll Away." Come on through, grab a cocktail and get down.
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  • Fred Jackson, Jr: Performance and Conversation
    Thu, Oct 17
    Chicago
    Oct 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Jazz-fusion alto saxophonist Fred Jackson, Jr drops by the Johnson Lounge for a performance and conversation with pianist Sharon Udoh. Bar opens 5:00. Program starts at 6:30
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  • DJ Shon Dervis
    Fri, Oct 18
    Chicago
    Oct 18, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 18, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    DJ Shon Dervis blesses the Arts Bank with a vinyl set that will move you. Get on down here for your Friday night hang.
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  • Shanell Oliver in Conversation
    Thu, Oct 24
    Chicago
    Oct 24, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 24, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Diasporic journalist Shanell Oliver joins host Sharon Udoh for a conversation about the stories she's collected in her travels through the African continent. Bar opens at 5:00. Program begins at 6:30.
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  • Mr. Jaytoo
    Fri, Oct 25
    Stony Island Arts Bank
    Oct 25, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 25, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Mr. Jaytoo returns to the Arts Bank for a vinyl set, and if you know what he does, you know you gotta be there. Come on by for a cocktail and for music that will move your feet.
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  • Khalyssa Lovell: Performance and Conversation
    Thu, Oct 31
    Chicago
    Oct 31, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Oct 31, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Chicago, 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
    Synth artist and bassist Khalyssa Lovell performs in the Johnson Lounge, followed by a conversation with our host, composer and pianist Sharon Udoh. Bar opens at 5:00. Program begins at 6:30.
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